Bird Flu 2024 Yahoo News. Bird flu has already spread to wild birds, chickens and mammals, including a. The first human case of h5n1 bird flu linked to an outbreak in dairy cows in the united states was reported on april 1, 2024, in texas.

The bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle has so far spilled over to just three farmworkers in the united states, as far as public health authorities know. Bird flu may cause mild to severe sickness in humans, and it has the potential to cause pneumonia and severe, sometimes fatal lung inflammation.