Bird flu detected in person exposed to dairy cattle in the US | The World

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, after presumably coming into contact with infected dairy cows. It follows milk testing positive for the virus in two US states last week, and after it was also found among penguins on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia last month. Senior Medical Virologist and Professor at UNSW, William Rawlinson, explains to The World’s Beverley O’Connor how transmission of bird flu to other animals can happen. Subscribe: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: Like ABC News on Facebook: Follow ABC News on Instagram: Follow ABC News on Twitter: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia