LUBBOCK — Cows in the Texas Panhandle have tested positive for the bird flu, another blow to the Texas dairy industry following historic wildfires that killed at least 7,000 livestock. The discovery, ...

Dairy farmers and veterinarians in northern Texas noticed illness among cattle. This is a KFF Health News story. In early February, dairy farmers in the Texas Panhandle began to notice sick cattle.

TEXAS, USA — Following the devastation of the largest recorded wildfire in Texas history, farmers in the Panhandle, also known as Cattle Country, are dealing with another blow. Cows at two different ...

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A cluster of cats on a Texas dairy farm died after drinking raw milk from dairy cows affected with bird flu, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ...

TEXAS, USA — A mysterious illness affecting Texas dairy cows has been identified as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly called "bird flu." The Texas Department of Agriculture confirmed ...

Livestock at multiple dairy farms across the U.S. have tested positive for bird flu — also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI — in an outbreak that's likely spread to at least five ...

In early February, dairy farmers in the Texas Panhandle began to notice sick cattle. The buzz soon reached Darren Turley, executive director of the Texas Association of Dairymen: “They said there is ...

This article was originally published on KFF Health News. In early February, dairy farmers in the Texas Panhandle began to notice sick cattle. The buzz soon reached Darren Turley, executive director ...

Genomic sequences from H5N1 viruses suggest the current bird flu epidemic started with a spillover from birds into cows in Texas, and then spread to other states within cattle. Routes and timing ...