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USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP, FileCalifornia officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. -
Courtesy Oregon Department of AgricultureOregon agriculture regulators will test the milk of every commercial dairy across the state weekly, amid rising concerns over bird flu in dairy cattle.
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Farmworker advocates, health experts say more robust monitoring needed to prevent spread of illness -
About 50 geese and chickens were confirmed last week to have contracted Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, the first confirmed outbreak in the county. The animals were subsequently euthanized. -
In late March, a handful of dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu in two herds in Texas. Now it's spread across seven other states 鈥� including Idaho. There are no active cases in Oregon, though officials are on high alert.
