U.S. pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms

ASSOCIATED PRESS • May 10, 2024

U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation’s dairy cows. The new funds include $101 million to continue work to prevent, test, track and treat animals and humans potentially affected by the virus known as Type A H5N1.