Expert concerned U.S. not prepared for bird flu spread in humans
When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to-human spread, that "train has already left the station," warns one infectious disease expert.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 67 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the US since 2024. In 64 of those cases, infection has been linked to animal exposure, primarily through dairy cattle herds and poultry farms.
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