Delays in CDC analyses of infectious disease threats and agency silence will harm Americans, doctors and public health experts warn

The report is the latest evidence that the outbreak in dairy herds is spreading undetected in cows, and the spillover into people at highest risk of exposure is going unnoticed.

Suspicions that there may be more bird flu going around undetected were backed by a voluntary serosurvey among veterinary practitioners who work with cattle, CDC investigators said. Out of 150 participating veterinary practitioners across the country,