Avian flu is Spreading Through Central Valley Dairies. Is Human-to-Human Transmission Likely?
For months the avian flu, once thought to be only a problem for wild birds and poultry, has spread its way through the nation's dairies, making cows and workers sick.
In California, the leading milk producer in the U.S., the insidious virus has hit hard, infecting 110 livestock herds, and 11 dairy dairy workers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Given the size of California's dairy industry, more than 1,100 dairies located mostly in the San Joaquin Valley...
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