Bird Flu In Usa. States have tested positive for bird flu, federal officials reported. On monday, texas health officials said a person became infected with bird flu, or avian influenza a (h5n1) virus, after close contact with infected cows.
As of april 26, the cdc says, nearly 58.8 million poultry have been affected by avian flu since january 2022. The first 2021/2022 detection of eurasian strain (ea) highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai) h5n1 in north america occurred in december.