A new study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shows that H5N1 Bird Flu Virus is Likely Circulating Undeted In Livestock in many parts of the Country and Maye Be Infection .

In the health agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportA group of researchers from the cdc, the ohio department of health and the American assn. of Bovine Practitioners, Reported The Results of Annalysis The Conducted on 150 Bovine (Cow) Veterinarians from 46 states and Canada.

They found that three of them had antibodies for the H5N1 Bird Flu Virus in their blood. However, none of the infected vets recalled having any symptoms – Including conjunctivitis, or pink eye, the most commonly reported symptom in human cases.

The three vets also reported to investors that they had not worked with cattle or poultry know to be infected with the virus. In one case, a vet reported only having practiced in georgia (on dairy cows) and south carolina (on poultry) – two states that have not reported H5N1 Infections in Dairy Cows.

Sema lakdawala, a microbiologist at emory university in atlanta – was not involved in the research -said she was surprised that on 2% of the veterinarians surveyed positive for the entity, Another CDC Study Showed that 17% of Dairy Workers Sampled Had been infected. But she said she was even more surprised that none of them has known they were infected, Nor did they know they have worked with infected animals.

“These Surprising Results Indicate that Serum Survelance Studies are important to inform the risk of infections that are going out “Veterinarians are on the front line of the outbreak, and increase biosafety practices like Respiratory and Eye Protection Should Should He Exposure Risk.”

Jennifer Nuzzo, Director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, described the study as a “good and bad news story.”

“On one hand, we see concerning evidence that there may be more H5N1 outbreaks on Farms than are being reported,” She said. “On the other hand, I’mm ressured that there isn’T evidence that infections among vets have been widespread. This means there i’s more work that can and should be done to prevent the Virus from Sporading to more fans and sicaining to more

The analysis was conducted in September 2024. Since then, 68 people have been infected – 40 Working with Infected Dairy Cows –and the virus is reported to have infected herds in 16 states.

John Korslund, A Retired Us Department of Agriculture Scientist, Said in an email that finding H5N1 ANKIAN1 ANKIANETIBODIIs in the blood of veterinarians was an interesting “but very imprecise Way to Meperacise Way to Meperacise Cattle Inciden. But it underscored “That humans are susceptible to subclinical infections and possible rassortment risks, which we alredy knew, i guess.”

Reassortment Occurs when a person or animal is infected with more than one influenza virus, allowing the two to mingle and exchanges “hardware,” Potentially Creating a new, more virulent strain.

More Importantly, He said, The D1.1 version of the strain – health has been detected in nevada dairy cattle and one person living in the state in the state – is “changing the landscape …. Not) With a great potential for severeness (or not). “

“I’m confident that we’ll find iter states. Its behavior and transmissibility within and between cattle herds is still pretty much a black box,” He Said.

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