As H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry across the United States continue at a brisk pace, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reported a few more detections in domestic cats.
Also, APHIS confirmed 5 more detections in dairy cattle, all from California, and more than 50 in wild birds across several states.
Commercial and backyard farms hit
Over the last 2 days, APHIS reported the virus in more poultry flocks across seven states, with several involving commercial farms.
In hard-hit Ohio, outbreaks were confirmed on four more layer farms and three more turkey farms. And in neighboring Pennsylvania, the virus struck five more commercial farms.
Elsewhere, outbreaks struck two more farms in Missouri, including a turkey farm in Lawrence County…