Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was first detected in dairy cattle in March. A recent federal order by the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a national mandate requiring raw and unpasteurized milk be tested for bird flu.

Raw samples nationwide will now be collected and shared with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to test for bird flu, ...

The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in ...

Public health experts have pressed for expanded testing of nation’s milk supply following the detection of the H5N1 virus in ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new order requiring raw, or unpasteurized, milk nationwide to be tested ...

The mandate targeting bulk milk transporters and dairy processors is meant to help identify herds that have caught the virus, ...

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said the move will "put us on a path to quickly controlling and stopping the virus’ ...

The move is aimed at creating comprehensive surveillance for the virus, which has been circulating in U.S. dairy cattle since ...