Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation …
3 days ago · The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more ...
Nevada dairy worker infected with new bird flu strain found in cows
1 day ago · A dairy worker in Nevada has been confirmed to be infected by a new bird flu strain found to be spreading among cows in the state last week. That strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus, called D1.1 by ...
New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC …
1 day ago · NEW YORK (AP) — A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday.. The illness was considered mild. The person’s main symptom was eye redness and irritation, similar to most bird flu cases associated with dairy cows.
‘We have a long way to go’ says Ag Director after first human bird flu ...
1 day ago · A map from the USDA, updated daily, reports bird flu detections in wild birds showing cases from coast to coast, including cases in Northern Nevada and Clark County. “We now have a d1.1 variant ...
New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC …
18 hours ago · At least 68 people in the U.S. have been reported infected with bird flu in the last year, according to CDC data. All but a small handful worked closely with cows or poultry. Most caught the B3.13 ...
CDC confirms Nevada dairy worker infected with different bird flu …
1 day ago · A strain of bird flu spreading among dairy cows in Nevada has infected a dairy worker in the state, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.. The patient, who’d been working ...
Bird flu latest updates: Nevada confirms first human case of bird flu ...
1 day ago · Nevada has confirmed the state's first human case of the bird flu, the Central Nevada Health District said on Monday. A worker was exposed at a dairy cow farm in Churchill County and is recovering ...
New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may …
Feb 5, 2025 · Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of...
New bird flu variant in Nevada cattle adds to concerns over …
6 days ago · A variant of H5N1 bird flu that has circulated widely in wild birds — and in several instances led to severe illness in humans — has turned up in dairy cattle for the first time.
What to know Nevada’s evolving bird flu outbreak
22 hours ago · Nevada’s first ever reported case of bird flu was in 2022, in a flock of backyard chickens in Carson City. It took nearly three years for the virus to spread to the state’s livestock — in December, a case was reported at a Nye County dairy. There have been seven confirmed cases in the state — one in Nye County and six in Churchill County.