USA: Bird flu affects dairy cows, chickens and people in Texas during duck migration

CHICAGO, April 3 (Reuters) - Migratory waterfowl are to blame for increasing bird flu outbreaks in cows and poultry in Texas, and wild birds carrying the virus should soon head north, the U.S. government said. Tuesday by state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Since last week, the US government has reported cases of the disease in seven Texas dairy herds and one person who was in contact with cows, making it the state most affected by the first outbreaks in the country's history. in cattle. Texas is the largest producer of beef cattle in the United States. The cases in dairy cows and the second human case in two years in the United States renewed concern about the virus, which since 2022 has infected poultry flocks and a growing number of other species around the world. A positive test at a Texas egg farm led egg producer Cal-Maine to cull 1.6 million laying hens, the company said Tuesday. Texas has never before experienced such a major outbreak at a commercial poultry ...