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What Families Need to Know about Bird Flu
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What Families Need to Know about Bird Flu

Info from the AAP

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Susan Landers, MD
Feb 19, 2025
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Birds and dairy cattle in the United States have been affected by avian flu (also called H5N1 bird flu) and have spread the virus to humans. At least 66 people have been infected and one person has died since last in April. Most infections have been in people who work with dairy cattle or poultry.

Bird flu is common in wild birds, especially wild waterfo…

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