4 days ago · H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers. While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.

Dec 26, 2024 · This guidance outlines CDC’s recommendations for preventing human exposures to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) viruses and infection prevention and control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment, testing, antiviral treatment, patient investigations, monitoring of exposed persons, and antiviral ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Most human cases of bird flu, caused by avian influenza A(H5) virus, in the United States have been mild, so far, and most were in people who had known exposure to sick or infected animals. The severity of illness associated with bird flu has ranged from mild to severe, including death.

Jan 23, 2025 · H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats ... The CDC maintains that there is no evidence of spread ...

May 30, 2024 · H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several cases of H5 in U.S. dairy workers. While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.

May 28, 2024 · H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with two cases of H5 in U.S. dairy workers. While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.

Seasonal 4u vaccination will not prevent infection with bird 4u viruses, but can reduce the risk of getting sick with human and bird 4u viruses at the same time. Learn more.

1 day ago · At least 67 people have tested positive for the bird flu in the U.S., with the majority getting the virus from cows or poultry. But studies and reporting suggest many cases have gone undetected ...

2 days ago · One person infected with the bird flu died on Jan. 6 in Louisiana. The patient was over 65 and became ill after contact with a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds, the Louisiana ...

Dec 18, 2024 · There have been 33 cases of human bird flu confirmed in California this year, according to the CDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the U.S. on Wednesday.