Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.
When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu picking up mutations that might lead to human-to-human spread, that "train has already left the station," warns 1 infectious disease expert.
Brockton Mayor Robert F. Sullivan said, "We have to make sure residents stay away from dead and sick birds" to prevent any spread of the disease.
Local public health officials suspect highly pathogenic avian influenza in recent wild and domestic bird deaths.
Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers ...