Bird Flu Update 2024. Cdc provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influenza a (h5n1) virus, or h5n1 bird flu, in dairy cows and other. On friday, july 26, 2024, cdc posted updated data on its website regarding the number of confirmed human cases of h5 bird flu and the number of people who have been monitored and tested in the united.
H5n1 avian influenza is common among wild birds and has caused outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. With the recent detections of the eurasian h5 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai) in wild birds and domestic poultry in the united states, bird.