#USA, #California: Current #H5N1 #Birdflu #Situation in #Humans {1 new case, total now = 37}

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Updated December 23, 2024​

-- ​​​The current risk to the public remains low.  ​​

-- No person-to-person spread of bird flu has been detected in California. 

-- People rarely get bird flu, but those who interact​ with infected dairy cows, poultry, or wildlife ​have a greater risk of infection.​​

-- Pasteurized milk and dairy products are safe to consume. Pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus.​​

-- CDPH is working to protect public health related to bird flu. We monitor infection data, evolving science, and the people affected. Our knowledge will change as we learn more. We are committed to reducing the impact to those at highest risk.

Human Cases in Califo​rnia​

​​​​​​​Confirmed Human Cases​: 37 {+1}

​These numbers were last updated on December 23, 2024.

California has 1 additional probable case with dairy cow exposure that meets the  Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) ​probable case definition (PDF)​. That case tested positive by a local lab and confirmatory testing at CDC was negative.​​

Confirmed human case summary during the 2024 outbreak, by exposure source.

-- ​Cattle: ​36

-- Poultry:​ 0

-- ​Unkn​own: ​1

--- ​Total: ​37

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Source: Department of Health, https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Bird-Flu.aspx

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