Avian influenza has been detected in milk from a dairy herd in Maricopa County, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture.

Health officials have confirmed that bird flu has been detected in milk from a cattle herd at a Phoenix-area dairy facility.

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.

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