{"id":2268,"date":"2024-10-28T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:45:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:45:43","slug":"us-undercounts-bird-flu-cattle-farmers-shun-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/2024\/10\/28\/us-undercounts-bird-flu-cattle-farmers-shun-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"From Reuters: US Undercounts Bird Flu in Cattle as Farmers Shun Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_article__3WgTF heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_article__2uc0a\" data-testid=\"Heading\">United States undercounts bird flu in cattle as farmers shun testing<\/h4>\n<p><em>By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek, August 15, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">WASHINGTON\/CHICAGO, August 15 (Reuters) &#8211; The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers&#8217; reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive result, according to Reuters interviews with dairy experts, veterinarians, and farmers in six states with known cases.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">The U.S. Department of Agriculture has counted bird flu in about 190 dairy herds in 13 states since March. The virus&#8217;s jump from birds to cows heightened concerns that it could adapt to spread among humans. 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