.Dept. of Agriculture reports +2 #H5N1 #birdflu outbreaks in dairy cattle, bringing the number of infected herds to 26 since the first report in late March. New reports from Texas & New Mexico, which have had the most detections. (graph mine, from USDA data) aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…

24 herds now. #H5N1

South Dakota has detected #H5N1 #flu in dairy cows. That makes the 8th state. Dept. of Agriculture says there've been 24 infected herds reported overall, up 4 from yesterday.
Texas (10), NM (5), Kansas (3), Mich (2), Idaho, Ohio, NC & SD (1 apiece).
Wish more info was being released.

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Then there were 7: NC joins the list of states that have reported detecting #H5N1 #birdflu in dairy cows. Though the Dept. of Agriculture website hasn't been updated yet to reflect this addition, this makes 21 affected herds in 7 states. h/t ProMED. ncagr.gov/news/press-rel…

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The number of dairy cow herds where #H5N1 #birdflu infection has been detected has increased to 20, in 6 states. It was 17 yesterday.
Breakdown is: Texas, 9; NM, 4; Kansas, 3; Mich, 2; Idaho & Ohio, 1 each.
aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…

Number of dairy cow herds infected with #H5N1 #birdflu continues to climb. Now at 17, in 6 states: Texas, 9; Kansas, 3; NM, 2; Idaho, Michigan & Ohio, 1 each. aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…