HPAI Confirmed in Wisconsin Dairy Herd

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a Wisconsin dairy herd. This is the state’s first known case in cattle. Federal agencies stress that the detection does not pose a risk to consumer health or the safety of the commercial milk supply, noting that pasteurization inactivates the virus. The HPAI viruses currently circulating in birds and cattle remain a low risk to the public.