By Tom Polansek and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bird flu likely circulated in U.S. dairy cows on a limited basis for about four months before federal officials confirmed the disease that has now spread to nine states, according to a new f.
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Some pasteurized milk samples turned up noninfectious fragments of the bird flu virus. But what does that say about raw milk, and the wellness trend of drinking it?
While American officials are ramping up testing to keep sick cows from being moved between states, scientists say we’re already several steps behind the spread of a disease that could pose a major threat to human health.