Bird flu virus detected in beef from an ill dairy cow, but USDA says meat remains safe

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Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation's food supply and beef remains safe to eat.

FILE - Dairy cattle feed at a farm on March 31, 2017, near Vado, N.M. Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday, May 24, 2024, but officials said the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation's supply and beef remains safe to eat. Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, the U.S.

Only one other human case of bird flu has been confirmed in the United States. In 2022, a prisoner in a work programwhile killing infected birds at a poultry farm in Montrose County, Colorado. His only symptom was fatigue, and he recovered. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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