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Bird flu outbreak in US cows: why scientists are concerned

A virus that has killed hundreds of millions of birds has now infected cattle in six US states, but the threat to humans is currently low.
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Researchers are closely monitoring the spread of a worrisome strain of avian influenza to cattle — and one person — at farms in six US states.

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Nature 628, 484-485 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01036-1

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