Iowa State: Receptors in Mammary Glands Make Livestock and Humans Inviting Hosts for Avian Flu
December 05, 2025
December 05, 2025
AMES, Iowa, Dec. 5 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
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Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu
An ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has affected more than 184 million domestic poultry since 2022 and, since making the leap to dairy cattle in spring 2024, more than 1,000 milking cow herds.
A new study led by Iowa State University researchers shows that t . . .
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Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu
An ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has affected more than 184 million domestic poultry since 2022 and, since making the leap to dairy cattle in spring 2024, more than 1,000 milking cow herds.
A new study led by Iowa State University researchers shows that t . . .