USDA shares recent H5N1 avian flu sequences amid more dairy herd outbreaks
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) last night announced that it has shared 239 recent genetic sequences of the H5N1 avian flu virus from poultry, wild birds, and dairy cows, which will help scientists look for new clues about the spread of the virus. In related developments over the past 3 days, APHIS reported four more H5N1 detections in dairy herds, along with more positive findings