Bird flu has been detected in Arizona dairy cattle milk, and a dairy farm has been placed under quarantine as a precaution, according to officials.

Agricultural officials in Arizona confirm that a genotype of the H5N1 avian influenza virus was found in milk produced by a dairy herd within the state.

Another spillover of the H5N1 bird flu virus from wild birds to dairy cattle appears to have occurred, this time in Arizona.

Arizona agricultural officials say they now have the first detection of H5N1 avian influenza in milk produced by a dairy herd within the state.

With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.