epa11827376 Cows graze in a field at a dairy farm in Petaluma, California, USA, 15 January 2025. Last December 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over H5N1 bird flu in cattle. On 14 January 2025, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and rapid disease detection by California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory Systems (CAHFS), the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has confirmed H5N1 Bird Flu in 65 dairy farms in the last 30 days in California. Since California's first detection of H5N1 Bird Flu in dairies, there have been 708 infected dairies, with 128 of those affected fully recovered and released from quarantine. All quarantine-released dairies will be placed on a surveillance list for weekly testing through creameries to maintain continued monitoring of the virus in California. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO
USA CALIFORNIA BIRD FLU
USA CALIFORNIA BIRD FLU
epa11827376 Cows graze in a field at a dairy farm in Petaluma, California, USA, 15 January 2025. Last December 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over H5N1 bird flu in cattle. On 14 January 2025, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and rapid disease detection by California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory Systems (CAHFS), the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has confirmed H5N1 Bird Flu in 65 dairy farms in the last 30 days in California. Since California's first detection of H5N1 Bird Flu in dairies, there have been 708 infected dairies, with 128 of those affected fully recovered and released from quarantine. All quarantine-released dairies will be placed on a surveillance list for weekly testing through creameries to maintain continued monitoring of the virus in California. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO
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