Bird flu snapshot: As the number of infected dairy herds mount, so too does pessimism about driving H5N1 out of cows Helen Branswell By Helen Branswell July 15, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/15/bird-flu-snapshot-h5n1-infected-herds/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tinE_wocR8vOxwLW3TfHAC8H2oxk77rBSazF3MkO-_Cd9xE8rJkYOLzDtRfyQgzpjy4IRQWtRiqk0bu8xxMxqMYGzCw&_hsmi=315530726&utm_content=315530726&utm_source=hs_email Bird flu snapshot: Three more people infected, another state added to the list Three more people have been infected with H5N1 bird flu, Colorado and the CDC announced on Friday. Three workers involved in the culling of chickens at an H5N1-infected poultry operation tested positive and had mild symptoms including conjunctivitis and minor respiratory complaints. They are currently deemed “presumptive” positives because the CDC is still running confirmatory tests. This makes seven human cases of the virus since the outbreak was first detected this spring. Also on Friday, Oklahoma announced that a sample collected back in April was recently tested — and was positive. Now it’s technically the 13th state to find the virus in dairy cattle, but there was no explanation for the slow turnaround. The developments are emblematic examples of why there’s a rising sense of pessimism about curbing the outbreak anytime soon. Read more from Helen on how we still don’t have things under control.