First case of bird flu detected in Minnesota dairy cows
Bird flu has infected a Benton County dairy herd this week, marking the first confirmed case of the virus in Minnesota cows.
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Bird flu has infected a Benton County dairy herd this week, marking the first confirmed case of the virus in Minnesota cows.
Eleven states have confirmed cases of High-Path Avian Flu (HPAI H5N1) in dairy herds, with the latest confirmed outbreak coming out of Minnesota.
A Benton County dairy herd is the first to test positive for an avian influenza infection in Minnesota.
More than 80 dairy herds have been infected with the virus across 11 states since late March.
Lab tests have confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd in Benson County, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health said.