New Bird Flu 2024. New study suggest virus may be better at infecting mammals than other types of bird flu. Bird flu outbreaks among dairy cows in multiple states, and at least one infection in farmworker in texas, have incited fears that the virus may be the next infectious threat to people.

The centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) is issuing this health alert network (han) health advisory to inform clinicians, state health departments, and the public of a recently confirmed human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai) a (h5n1) virus in the united states following exposure to presumably infected dairy. As of july, more than 130 herds across 12 states have seen infected cows.