Bird Flu Detected in Cattle in 2 More US States

Cases confirmed in cows in Iowa and Minnesota.

Cows graze in a field at a dairy farm in Petaluma, Calif., on April 26, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in dairy cattle herds in Iowa and Minnesota, authorities say, taking the number of U.S. states with cases of the influenza in cows to 11.

Testing confirmed the influenza in cattle in O'Brien County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship said on June 5.