AMES, Iowa — As highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread in dairy herds across the U.S., a new study led by a broad team of researchers at Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine helps explain why.
Receptors make dairy cows prime target for flu
Microscope images of mammary gland tissue taken from a dairy cow infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza. On the left, cells infected with influenza are turquoise and flu receptors are magenta. On the right, infections are bright yellow and receptors are bright red.
