Becker's Healthcare October 28, 2024
Paige Twenter

The CDC has confirmed 34 human bird flu cases in 2024, but the total number remains elusive as health departments struggle to track the outbreak, KFF Health News reported Oct. 25.

There are several hints of underreported bird flu infections, according to hundreds of state and local health department emails obtained by the outlet.

Several bird and poultry workers are refusing to be monitored and some farm owners do not want health departments to visit and/or record their names or locations. In Michigan, health officials said...

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