In cows, the bird flu looks completely different. Instead of affecting the lungs, as H5N1 does in other mammalian species, it causes severe infection in the cows’ udders and largely spares the lungs. Researchers revealed the biology of why the disease looked so different when it leaped to cows, and offer a framework for spotting its next guise more quickly in this article.
Source: The Scientist, June 19, 2026. Link.
Bovine mammary glands, but not respiratory tissues, contain H5N1 virus-binding receptors, explaining the virus’s unusual infection behavior in cows.”
Also see: H5N1 infection in cows caused by only 10 viral particles, Feedstuffs, June 15, 2026. Link.
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