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Stay informed and follow health guidelines to prevent the spread of bird flu. CDC confirms human case in Texas.

CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.

The patient is being treated with an antiviral drug and is believed to have been in contact with dairy cows infected with H5N1 avian influenza.

Cal-Maine Foods lost about 1.9 million chickens, or 3.6% of its flock, as a result of an outbreak at a Texas plant. The CDC says, however, that a person is unlikely to get bird flu from eggs.

There is at least one positive post-COVID development

Health officials confirm bird flu case in Texas linked to dairy cattle exposure, raising concerns about virus transmission to humans.

This is the second human case of avian influenza in the U.S. and the first one tied to a recent outbreak among dairy cows in Texas.

Health officials are encouraging people at risk of mpox to seek vaccination, as cases are on the rise.

Patient who is being treated with an antiviral drug had been in contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected

A person in the US state of Texas is recovering from bird flu after being exposed to dairy cattle, officials said Monday amid growing concern over the current global strain of the virus as it spreads to new species.

A person in the United States is recovering from bird flu after being exposed to dairy cattle, officials said Monday amid rising concern over the current global strain of the virus.