CDC Reports 13 Dairy Farm Workers Infected With Bird Flu in California

Thirteen people working on California dairy farms have been infected with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or H5N1 bird flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in mid-October. No person-to-person spread has been detected in the ongoing outbreak, which has affected more than 300 dairy cattle herds in 14 states.