Surveillance on California dairy farms reveals multiple possible sources of H5N1 transmission
A.J. Campbell, Meredith J. Shephard, Abigail P. Paulos, Matthew D. Pauly, Michelle N. Vu, Chloe M. Stenkamp-Strahm, Kaitlyn Bushfield, Betsy Hunter-Binns, Orlando III Sablon, Emily E. Bendall, William J. Fitzimmons, Kayla Brizuela, Gracie Quirk, Nirmal Kumar, Brian J. McCluskey, , Seema S. Lakdawala
The paper investigates H5N1 transmission on dairy farms by sampling air, wastewater, and milk, finding infectious virus in air and wastewater, viral RNA in cow breath, and subclinical infections in cows.
bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology