Bird flu outbreak: CDC continues to respond to public health challenge

Multistate outbreak in US caused by AH5N1 virus

The CDC is continuing to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza AH5N1 virus or AH5N1 virus in. The virus has been detected in both wild birds and poultry, and has caused outbreaks in several states. The CDC is working with state and local health departments to monitor the outbreak and implement control measures.

Dashboard to track spread of bird flu

The CDC has released a new dashboard to track the spread of bird flu. The dashboard includes data on wastewater sampling sites that have detected the virus. The dashboard is available on the CDC website.

New spending and efforts to track and contain bird flu

Federal health and agriculture officials pledged new spending and other efforts Friday May 10 2024 to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu that has spread to poultry and wild birds across the country.