The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no known contact with animals.

Bird flu ripping through California dairy farms 04:04. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now working with California on a project that is offering gift cards to encourage people to ...

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The FDA and CDC have ended key bird flu surveillance programs, including milk testing and outbreak updates. Experts say this leaves the U.S. blind to a virus that still carries pandemic potential.

The CDC and FDA have mainly put a quiet stop to the testing of raw milk and dairy products like cheese. To those who consume these products regularly, Evans recommended staying in close contact ...

The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry and other animals around the world for several years, and starting early last year became a problem in people and cows in the U.S.

"Funding for the gift cards comes out of California's bird flu state emergency declaration funds. CDC does testing only and offers no incentives of any kind," a spokesperson for the California ...

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage folks near farms to get tested for bird flu. The project is a partnership ...