Wyoming officials over the weekend confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a herd of dairy cattle, making it Nebraska’s fifth border state with a confirmed case.
As of June 10, Nebraska has not had a confirmed case of HPAI in livestock. However, five of Nebraska’s six border states now have reported confirmed HPAI cases in dairy cattle: Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota, Iowa and Wyoming.
The infection was confirmed by the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB), Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) and the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL).
Symptoms of HPAI in cattle include a drop in milk production, loss of appetite, changes in manure consistency, thickened or colostrum-like milk, and low-grade fever.
Unlike HPAI infections in poultry where depopulation is necessary, dairy cattle recover with little to no mortality associated.
