# Current Situation: Bird Flu in Dairy Cows | Bird Flu | CDC

> The CDC reports the status of the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in US dairy cows, first reported in March 2024. It notes more than 200 mammal detections in the US since 2022 and sporadic human cases linked to exposure to infected cows.

- Date: 2025-07-23 · published 2025-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15983-current-situation-bird-flu-in-dairy-cows-bird-flu-cdc
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Dairy herd infections can reduce milk output and cow numbers, which bears on milk supply. The sporadic nature of recent cases limits the likely price effect.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-04-03 | [Bird flu hits Texas dairy cows, hens, human as ducks migrate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16103-bird-flu-hits-texas-dairy-cows-hens-human-as-ducks-migrate.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| MILK | 2024-07-10 | [Bird flu response in Michigan sparks COVID-era worry on farms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29269-bird-flu-response-in-michigan-sparks-covid-era-worry-on-farms-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| MILK | 2024-04-03 | [Bird flu outbreak in the US. What to know \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16104-bird-flu-outbreak-in-the-us-what-to-know-ap-news.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| MILK | 2025-04-01 | [Bird Flu's Varied Impacts on Egg and Milk Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25732-bird-flu-s-varied-impacts-on-egg-and-milk-markets.md) | -8.4% | -6.5% |
| MILK | 2024-04-27 | [Bird flu virus has been spreading among US cows for months, RNA reveals \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16100-bird-flu-virus-has-been-spreading-among-us-cows-for-months-rna-reveals-nature.md) | +18.6% | +19.7% |

## Sources

- cdc.gov: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/mammals.html

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