Bird Flu 2024 Map. The h5n1 avian flu, having mutated its way across species, is raging out of control among the nation’s cattle, infecting roughly a third of the dairy herds in california alone. The first human case of a(h5n1) bird flu linked to an outbreak in dairy cows in the united states was reported on april 1, 2024, in texas.
The h5n1 avian flu, having mutated its way across species, is raging out of control among the nation’s cattle, infecting roughly a third of the dairy herds in california alone. This highly transmissible strain of bird flu has resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys and has recently been detected in cattle in the central u.s.