Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Update from April 11th, 2024

H5N1 Update From US News:  
"Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain the spread of bird flu: banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles coming onto their land.  South Dakota on Thursday became the eighth state to find highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported infections in North Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Michigan, Idaho and New Mexico. The first confirmed case in a dairy herd on March 25 and the second human case in two years on April 1 have heightened concerns in the U.S. about the spread of the virus to animals and people. Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks globally since 2022 and infected mammals ranging from seals and foxes to skunks. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the risk to humans remains low, but has asked states for plans to test and treat potentially impacted farm workers"

Below is the link for the updated report of the H5N1 Avian bird 'flu outbreaks:
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-04-11/bird-flu-pushes-us-dairy-farmers-to-ban-visitors-chop-trees