The Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) recently confirmed that the first bird flu genotype D1.1 in the herd of dairy in Maricopa County was tested in milk.
According to a statement from Azda, dairy farms are being quarantined as a protective measure.
Although cattle are asymptomatic, the test confirms the diagnosis.
Highly contagious bird flu has been confirmed in cows. (Getty Image)
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“Every dairy product in Arizona has been tested at least once since January. So far, only samples of that dairy have tested positive,” officials said. “Pasteurized milk and other dairy products can Safe to eat.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the virus D1.1 genotype D1.1, and was found on a Nevada dairy farm on January 31.
Medical technologists in the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory extract DNA from milk samples for testing at Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center in Ithaca, NY (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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All previous tests for cows were different genotypes B3.13.
According to Aphis, genotype D1.1 represents the main genotype in North American flight paths in autumn and winter and has been identified as poultry in wild birds, mammals and spills.
HDC receivers prepare to arrive at milk samples for testing at Cornell University’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center on December 10, 2024 (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The statement said that the genotype “has no traits that are more likely to infect humans.”
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but, New bird flu strainIt is reported that among more than a dozen people exposed to infected poultry, there have been reports.
CDC notes on its website Risks of bird flu Still low for the public.
FOX 10 Phoenix contributed to this report.
