Dairy herds in eight states have been affected by bird flu as the virus spreads. As of Friday, 26 dairy herds in Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and South Dakota have been affected, according to The Associated Press. Health officials said consumers should not push the panic button. “At this time, there continues to be no concern that this circumstance poses a risk to consumer health, or that it affects the safety of the interstate commercial milk supply,” the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement. The infestation among cattle is the first time the vi…