HPAI in cattle needs urgent action as fears grow

The current intensive circulation of H5N1 in cattle increases the risk of H5N1 viruses better adapting to mammals, potentially spilling over to other livestock and humans.

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The ongoing detection of HPAI in dairy cattle in the U.S. has sparked significant international concern and increases the risk of H5N1 viruses becoming better adapted to mammals.
The ongoing detection of HPAI in dairy cattle in the U.S. has sparked significant international concern and increases the risk of H5N1 viruses becoming better adapted to mammals.
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The ongoing threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) must receive urgent global attention as it transcends its avian origins to affect domestic and wild mammals with increasing frequency, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said.

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