First case of bird flu in a cow in Europe

Antibodies against the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza were detected by experts at the Bioveterinary Research Center in Wageningen in a dairy cow in the Netherlands. This indicates that the animal had previously been infected with the bird flu virus, the center analyzes. New wave: Poland destroys 2 million birds due to bird flu This is the first case of bird flu in cattle in Europe, writes Food Safety Magazine. The PCR test confirmed that at the time of testing the animal was no longer a carrier of the virus, meaning that the cow was not spreading it, added the research center. An investigation by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) found that in mid-December the cow had shown symptoms consistent with bird flu. The cow had suffered from mastitis and had reduced milk production. Since then the animal has fully recovered. EU approves two vaccines against bird flu The end of winter is one of the times when the disease becomes active due to bird ...