"This is a tough moment, because the state has worked to stay virus-free for nine months. All it took was a single breach, and it's been a disaster." - Anja Raudabaugh, executive director of Western United Dairies.
"The genetic mutation that enabled the virus to jump from birds to cows and other mammals brings it one step closer to a human outbreak." - John Korslund, retired USDA veterinarian epidemiologist.
"We are at great risk of multiple poultry outbreaks and introductions into workers, wildlife, and domestic species like feral cats, rats, and mice." - John Korslund.
"The virus seems highly infectious between herds in areas with dense cattle populations, such as the Central Valley. How it behaves today likely will change in the future." - John Korslund.
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