Bird Flu 2024 Cattle. It was also likely the first human. The virus isn’t spreading among people, but scientists are on guard for changes in the strain currently.
This story was updated may 22, 2024, to include the second case of a person catching h5n1 bird flu from cattle and to clarify that the u.s. 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.
