CDC issues health alert for bird flu infection in US

The farm worker from Texas was reported to be infected on April 1, making it the second case of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, identified in a person in the United States. It follows a 2022 case in Colorado, and comes as the virus is spreading to new mammals, including dairy cattle for the first time. To prevent infection from the virus, the CDC recommends the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), testing, antiviral treatment, patient investigations and mon

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