Bird flu has infected veterinarians without symptoms and spread in states where no one knew it existed, according to a new CDC study that tested 150 cattle doctors across America. The findings expose gaps in tracking a virus that’s already affected nearly 70 people and hundreds of dairy farms. When CDC scientists checked blood samples from veterinarians working with cattle, they found something unexpected. Three veterinarians had protective proteins in their blood showing they’d been infected with bird flu – but none remembered being sick. Even more surprising, one of these veterinarians only worked in Georgia and South Carolina, states … Continue reading CDC: Bird Flu Found in Dairy Cows Across 16 States, Infecting Nearly 70 People