BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - While Vermont achieved an “unaffected” bird flu status in May, the state is continuing its monthly ...

Farm workers facing possible arrest would likely resist getting tested for bird flu should there be a resurgence this fall, ...

Since a USDA-mandated testing program began over the winter, no samples from the state’s 411 Vermont dairy farms have tested positive. ... Vermont’s dairy farms are officially bird flu-free.

As of May 9, the test did not reveal any dairy cattle infected with bird flu, which led to the declaration by the USDA that Vermont is unaffected by bird flu. Vermont is the first state in New ...

Since the spring, the avian flu has spread to hundreds of dairy herds in at least 16 states. At least 60 people — mostly farmworkers — have caught the virus, according to the NYTimes .

Vermont's dairy industry is now being challenged by bird flu. Bird flu was first detected in dairy cows just under a year ago. But according to experts, the virus may have been in cattle even longer.

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont agriculture officials are ramping up plans to test milk following a nationwide mandate from the USDA over concerns about the spread of bird flu.

Cows at the University of Vermont dairy farm eat hay July 23, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ordered bird flu tests for dairy cattle that cross state lines ...

Final Reading: Amid avian flu outbreak in herds elsewhere, Vermont tries to protect its dairy farms No cases of H5N1 have been found in Vermont cows, but the state hasn’t been testing.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has documented 65 human cases of H5 bird flu in the U.S. as of December 24, nearly all of which it linked to dairy herds and poultry farms in ...