The new funds include $101 million to continue work to prevent, test, track and treat animals and humans potentially affected by the virus.
By Jonel Aleccia and Mike Stobbe, Associated PressDairy cows stand together at a farm, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Clinton, Maine.
In addition, dairy farmers will be compensated for the loss of milk production from infected cattle, whose supply drops dramatically when they become sick, officials said. And dairy farmers and farm workers would be paid to participate in a workplace study conducted by the USDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The incentives should help increase farmers’ willingness to test their herds, said Keith Poulsen, director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, who has been monitoring the outbreak.ADVERTISEMENT “It’s still in the same nine states and that’s the most positive thing about where we are,” he told reporters.
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