Here in Asia, there has been a lot of bird flu for years. And about 100 people infected with this because of close contact or from eating infected meat. About a decade ago the epidemic was expected, but now the hysteria is out again.
So I found this article on the CDC site interesting: Because the bird flu spread to mammals including two humans.
This is important, because if mammals can get bird flu, so can humans.
And if you read the article carefully, the CDC is monitoring people for this.
Two people might have caught it: One case is still being investigated, and the other had pink eye.
influenza A(H5) virus infection was detected in two U.S. farm workers during a multistate outbreak of A(H5N1) viruses in dairy cows; these are the first known instances of presumed cow-to-human transmission of avian influenza A viruses......
On May 22, 2024, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported an A(H5) case in a dairy farm worker on a farm confirmed to have A(H5N1) virus in cattle; this person was enrolled in an active text-based monitoring program and reported only eye symptoms.†† The investigation into this second case is ongoing..
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