Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2024)

Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus among Dairy Cattle, Texas, USA

  • Judith U. Oguzie,
  • Lyudmyla V. Marushchak,
  • Ismaila Shittu,
  • John A. Lednicky,
  • Aaron L. Miller,
  • Haiping Hao,
  • Martha I. Nelson,
  • Gregory C. Gray

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3007.240717
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 7
pp. 1425 – 1429

Abstract

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During March and April 2024, we studied dairy cattle specimens from a single farm in Texas, USA, using multiple molecular, cell culture, and next-generation sequencing pathogen detection techniques. Here, we report evidence that highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus strains of clade 2.3.4.4b were the sole cause of this epizootic.

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