Bird Flu Summit 2024 Usa. Has infected 168 dairy herds, 7 people who were exposed to poultry, 4 people who were in close contact with infected cattle, more. The other cases followed exposure to dairy cows.

It was also likely the first. For nearly four months, the spread of bird flu in the nation’s dairy cattle has stoked fears that, if left unchecked, the virus could eventually unleash a pandemic.