From Alaska to Florida, poultry farms and dairy operations have reported outbreaks of extremely pathogenic avian influenza, in any other case generally known as fowl flu, for over two years.
Information made obtainable by the Facilities for Illness Management and U.S. Division of Agriculture reveals a continued rise in instances throughout industries. The information additionally discovered:
- Minnesota has the very best depend of poultry outbreaks at 172, however has had few in dairy.
- Colorado has had the very best variety of dairy cattle outbreaks, with 64 reported instances.
- Poultry instances have been regular since 2022, whereas dairy instances exploded in March this 12 months.
The CDC has confirmed 14 instances of people contracting fowl flu after contact with contaminated flocks or dairy herds since April.
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