Bird flu detected in alpacas in US for the first time
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Cases of bird flu have been detected in alpacas at a US farm, authorities said Tuesday, as the disease spreads widely among dairy cattle and has infected two humans.
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Cases of bird flu have been detected in alpacas at a US farm, authorities said Tuesday, as the disease spreads widely among dairy cattle and has infected two humans.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, sometimes called bird flu, has been confirmed in alpacas for the first time, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
Alpacas at a small farm in Idaho have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to state and federal officials, adding them to a growing list of mammals being infected with avian influenza. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at the U.S.
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