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Minnesota boards report H5N1 detections in dairy herds and poultry; no confirmed human infections
Summary
State and federal officials told the Board of Animal Health that H5N1 has been detected in Minnesota dairy cattle and poultry, prompting quarantines, bulk-milk testing and PPE distribution; investigators linked spread largely to cattle movements and shared personnel, and reported no confirmed human H5N1 infections in Minnesota.
State and federal animal-health officials on Thursday told the Minnesota Board of Animal Health that the H5N1 avian influenza virus has been detected in both poultry premises and dairy cattle in the state, triggering quarantines, expanded testing and updated milk-management controls.
Stacy, the state public health veterinarian at the Minnesota Department of Health, said public-health monitoring has covered thousands of potentially exposed people and that "No human infections of h 5 11 were detected." The board and its agency partners have provided personal protective equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile to poultry and dairy workers and initiated voluntary symptom monitoring for people with occupational exposure.
State veterinarians described how the outbreak has presented differently in cattle than in poultry. Dr. Katie Corneal, senior veterinarian on the board,…
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