Zoonotic Watch — September 1, 2026
Zoonotic Watch — September 1, 2026: H5N1 dairy herds in Texas and Utah, West Nile early surge, Northwest Naturals recall September 1, 2026 — Today's zoonotic + food safety roundup. TODAY'S TRACKER Date Type Pathogen Location Count Source 2026-08-28 Recall Salmonella / Listeria Nationwide — Northwest Naturals Chicken Recipe raw pet food, 72 cases 1,956 lbs FDA Recall Notice 2026-08-27 Outbreak Cyclospora 20 states — Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce 17,180 cases, 2 deaths FDA Investigation 2026-08-04 Zoonotic West Nile Virus Arizona 61, Texas 12 — Total 143 as of Aug 4 143 cases, 38 neuroinvasive CDC ArboNET Current Year 2026-08-30 Zoonotic H5N1 Avian Influenza Dairy cows — TX (2 new), UT (1 new), 85 herds YTD 2026 20 human cases 2026 USDA APHIS Livestock Full archive: 2026 Tracker ZOONOTIC UPDATES H5N1 in Dairy Cows: USDA APHIS lists 3 new infected dairy herds in the last 30 days — 2 in Texas, 1 in Utah. That brings 2026 to 85 herds, down from 171 same period 2025. CDC ...