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Netherlands Finds Bird Flu Antibodies in Dairy Cow, Minimal Human Transmission Risk

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New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Netherlands has identified antibodies of the bird flu virus in a dairy cow, but the risk of the H5N1 avian influenza virus spreading from animals to humans is very small, according to the Dutch authorities.The Dutch agriculture minister, in a detailed letter, informed the country’s parliament that the H5N1 virus was discovered in a dead cat that died last month.Following this, authorities from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) examin…