Bird Flu Pandemic 2024. What does it mean that h5n1 bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza a, is spreading among dairy cows? Enlarge / a box and a tablet of roche pharmaceuticals' tamiflu pills for influenza.

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. Now two years in, the global avian flu outbreak has devastated wild and domestic bird populations, leapt into various species of mammals, and cost governments and farmers billions as consumers feel the pain in their grocery bills.