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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there have been 57 cases of bird flu in humans this year, ... Michigan, Missouri and Texas. ... not currently list the bird flu outbreak as a ...
The other 13 cases were among farm workers and linked to bird flu outbreaks on poultry or dairy farms. ... Epidemiologists have not yet identified exactly how a person in Missouri contracted bird ...
A person in Missouri has been infected with bird flu despite having no immediate known animal exposure. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the human case of avian ...
In September 2024, the CDC confirms that two dairy workers in California have contracted bird flu, marking the 15th and 16th human cases in this year's ongoing outbreak, which has impacted dairy cows nationwide. [93] The cases occurred in California's Central Valley, where over 50 herds have been affected since August.
Missouri officials are under growing pressure from national public health experts to pinpoint the source of the state’s first human bird flu infection.
This table shows large bird farm infections during the 2015 outbreak. All birds affected either died of the H5N2 infection itself, or were destroyed as a precautionary measure. While 205 total infections were confirmed through June 1, only larger outbreaks (affecting >200,000 hens or >50,000 turkeys) are displayed here.
Avian influenza, also known as avian flu or bird flu, is a disease caused by the influenza A virus, which primarily affects birds but can sometimes affect mammals including humans. [1] Wild aquatic birds are the primary host of the influenza A virus, which is enzootic (continually present) in many bird populations.
Missouri's last reported case of bird flu in a commercial poultry flock was in February, according to USDA. H5N1 bird flu has been detected in wild birds in the state in the past.