CDC will end avian flu emergency as infections drop, and public risk remains low

Avian flu emergency The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that it has been officially closed.

Agency emergency response to H5N1 avian flu that was activated on April 4, 2024 – The agency told Reuters after it was “deactivated” on July 2. Animal infection And there have been no human cases since February.

As of July 7, the CDC will combine avian flu updates with routine flu updates, according to a news release on its website.

A new outbreak of fatal bird flu strains has been confirmed for the first time in eight years

Data on the number of people monitored and tested Bird flu This will be reported monthly.

The avian flu emergency has officially ended, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (istock)

The CDC will also stop reporting highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in animals such as cattle. That information will now be posted on the USDA website.

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“At this point, there is no known spread from person to person,” the CDC website states. “Currently, public health risks are low.”

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There were a total of 70 human avian flu and one death nationwide.

The CDC reports monthly the number of people who monitored and tested avian flu. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Dr. Mark Siegel, a senior medical analyst at Fox News, told Fox News Digital.

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“Dips at this time have something to do with patten Migratory birdswhere they haven’t traveled, but I’m hoping the numbers will skyrocket in the fall. ”