Maryland puts restrictions on dairy cow farms to prevent the arrival of avian flu in the state

As avian flu cases among dairy cows are reported in several states, Maryland is taking action to prevent it from spreading into the state. The Maryland Department of Agriculture has issued an order restricting the movement of dairy cows from affected states.“The concern about movement of cattle is that a lot of the outbre aks in multiple states have been linked to one particular farm in Texas, which implies that the movement of cattle is somehow spreading this virus to other states as well,” Dr. Andrew Pekosz, a virus expert who studies viruses such as influenza at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said.