Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in herds since last year. U.S.

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday.

The detection indicates that distinct forms of the virus known as Type A H5N1 have spilled over from wild birds into cattle at least twice. Experts said it raises new questions about wider spread and the difficulty of controlling infections in animals and the people who work closely with them.

“I always thought one bird-to-cow transmission was a very rare event. Seems that may not be the case,” said Richard Webby, an influenza expert at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      I’d be interested in the specifics of that - as far as I’ve seen it’s been shown to be very effective.

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          2 hours ago

          Well, it started with my misunderstanding of the original post talking about “not being able to drink milk” and thinking they perceived the benefit being that they wouldn’t catch bird flu from milk (which has been a concern). They later clarified they were thinking about the cost involved.