Cdc Declares Bird Flu Emergency Over As Experts Warn Of Possible Fall Resurgence

The bird flu emergency is officially over, according to nan U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The agency’s emergency consequence to H5N1 vertebrate flu, which was activated connected April 4, 2024 —as "deactivated" connected July 2, nan agency told Reuters, owed to declining animal infections and an absence of quality cases since February.

As of July 7, nan CDC will harvester its vertebrate flu updates pinch its regular influenza updates, according to a news merchandise connected its website.

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Data connected nan number of group who are monitored and tested for bird flu will now beryllium reported connected a monthly basis.

The vertebrate flu emergency is officially over, according to nan U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (iStock)

The CDC will besides extremity reporting connected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) successful animals, specified arsenic cows. That accusation will now beryllium posted to nan U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) website.

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"There is nary known person-to-person dispersed astatine this time," nan CDC website states. "The existent nationalist wellness consequence is low."

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There person been a full of 70 quality cases of vertebrate flu and 1 decease nationally.

The CDC will now study nan number of group who are monitored and tested for vertebrate flu connected a monthly basis. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

"I americium still concerned astir H5N1 dispersed wrong poultry and connected into different species," Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News elder aesculapian analyst, told Fox News Digital.

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"The dip this clip of twelvemonth has to do pinch nan patten of migratory birds, wherever they aren't traveling, but I expect nan numbers to surge backmost up successful nan fall."