CDC Health Advisory: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus

CDC issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory with recommendations for identification, investigations, and response following a recently confirmed human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus resulting from exposure to infected dairy cattle. The CDC website now features a new page dedicated to the current situation on HPAI A(H5N1) virus (“H5N1 bird flu”) in mammals. The page includes information on the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cows in the U.S., the risk to people, a timeline of documented mammalian infections in the U.S. and globally, and a list of related links. Read more about Influenza Type A Viruses.