H5N1 Update
In the last 30 days, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, in:
- 6 cases in poultry in one state.
- 2 cases in livestock in two states.
To date, there have been no H5N1 detections in livestock in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Milk Testing
With help from industry partners, Wisconsin is sampling milk at the farm level for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) with the goal of testing each farm approximately every month. DATCP expects to continue to be able to utilize samples that are already collected for routine milk testing to streamline the testing process.
To date, more than 3,000 milk samples have been tested as part of the NMTS. H5N1 was not detected in any of the samples. The DATCP H5N1 in Dairy Cattle website will be updated weekly as the testing continues.
