The CDC ends the urgency of the flu flu as infections decrease, public risk remains low

The urgency of the bird flu is officially completed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention American (CDC).

The agency’s emergency response to the H5N1 bird flu, which was activated on April 4, 2024, was “deactivated” on July 2, the agency told Reuters, citing a drop in animal infections and an absence of human cases since February.

From July 7, the CDC will combine its updates to the flu influenza with its routine flu updates, according to a press release on its website.

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The data on the number of people monitored and tested for the bird flu will now be reported on a monthly basis.

The urgency of the bird flu is officially completed, according to American centers for the control and prevention of diseases. (istock)

The CDC will also stop reporting the highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) in animals, such as cows. This information will now be published on the website of the American Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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“There is no known distribution from person to person at the moment,” said the CDC website. “The current risk of public health is low.”

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There has been a total of 70 human cases of flipper birds and death at the national level.

The CDC will now report the number of people monitored and tested for the bird flu on a monthly basis. (Photo / mike stewart)

“I am still concerned about the spread of H5N1 in poultry and other species,” Marc Siegel, principal medical analyst of Fox News, told Fox News Digital.

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“The drop in this time of year has to do with the straw of migratory birds, where they do not travel, but I expect the figures to retreat in the fall.”