This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: New bird flu variant found in dairy cattle. Can H5N1 be transmitted to humans?

Wisconsin’s latest H5N1 detections in dairy cattle are no longer an abstract concern for regulators and veterinarians; they ...

Nolen RS. Wildlife likely spread H5N1 to Wisconsin dairy herd. American Veterinary Medical Association. Published December 31, 2025. Accessed January 6, 2026. https://www.avma.org/news/wildlife-likely ...

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the ...

New research from St. Jude found flu in dairy cows is currently staying closer to it avian roots instead of mutating to better infect mammals. Avian influenza virus from the ongoing outbreak in dairy ...

A powerful simulation of H5N1 transmission across 35,974 US herds shows that the virus is far more widespread than reported, raising urgent calls for better farm surveillance and stronger disease ...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has quarantined a Stearns County, Minnesota, dairy herd after samples collected as part of Minnesota's milk surveillance plan tested positive for H5N1, ...

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. But last year ...

Holsteins at a dairy in Pixley, Calif. The H5N1 bird flu has infected some dairy cows. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) A rural legal aid group is suing the California Department of Food and ...

Detections of H5N1 avian influenza have slowed in both animals and humans, but continued surveillance is warranted, CDC researchers said. In dairy cattle, cases surged over the fall and early winter ...