Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling on farmers to help stop the spread of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This week, the secretary penned an article detailing what USDA has learned so far.
Vilsack says the risk to human health remains low. However, continued transmission among dairy cattle could cause the virus to adapt. That could potentially make it more likely to spread from mammal-to-mammal, increasing the risk to humans. To stop this, Vilsack is calling on farmers to be diligent with their H5N1 mitigations efforts. Read more