H5N1 avian flu infects Colorado dairy cows as global experts weigh in on virus changes
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 6 12-625-5000 The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today reported the first H5N1 avian flu virus detection in Colorado’s dairy cows, raising the number of affected states to nine. Also today, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) weighed in on recent H5N1 developments in the United States and abroad.