Minnesota goat tests positive for avian flu, first US case in a domestic ruminant on a farm with previous poultry infection.
A goat in Minnesota tested positive for avian flu, marking the first case in the United States of bird flu in a domestic ruminant. The infected goat resided on a farm where a poultry flock had previously tested positive for the virus. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health quarantined all animals on the property, and the discovery highlights the possibility of the virus infecting other animals on farms with multiple species.
March 20, 2024
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