For the primary time this 12 months, extremely pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Texas dairy cattle, in keeping with a press launch this week from the Texas Animal Well being Fee (TAHC) and in keeping with the US Division of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service (APHIS).
“The dairy is at the moment underneath quarantine as a part of present response protocols, and state and federal officers are working carefully to mitigate illness unfold,” TAHC mentioned. “In keeping with USDA APHIS, there isn’t a concern that this circumstance poses a danger to shopper well being or the protection of the business milk provide.”
TAHC mentioned milk from affected animals is being diverted from the business milk tank or destroyed in order that it doesn’t enter the human meals provide.
H5N1 detected at business duck meat facility
In associated information, APHIS has tracked avian flu in Idaho cattle all through Could. In complete, 15 dairies in Idaho (14) and Texas (one) have confirmed circumstances prior to now 30 days.
In different avian flu information, Indiana is the one state prior to now two weeks reporting H5N1 detections on business nation farms, in keeping with APHIS. The latest optimistic samples had been from Elkhart County, in an outbreak involving 3,100 birds at a business duck meat facility.
Prior to now 30 days, avian flu has been confirmed in 24 flocks (16 business, 8 yard), affecting 280,000 birds.
