CDC confirms first two human cases of bird flu in California
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week confirmed the first two human cases of H5 bird flu in California. The individuals were workers who had contact with infected dairy cows, CDC said. There have been 16 total human cases of H5 bird flu reported in humans across the country this year, with six being linked to exposure to sick or infected dairy cows, nine with exposure to infected poultry, and one case in Missouri with an origin that has yet to be determined. The CDC's risk assessment of a bird flu outbreak for the general public remains low.
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