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Bird flu is spreading around the U.S. Here’s what to know about H5N1 in California

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Bird flu is spreading around the U.S. Here’s what to know about H5N1 in California

An avian flu outbreak has been spreading globally — most recently to clusters of Colorado poultry workers thought to have contracted from sick birds. However, “the risk to the general public is very low, and risk of person-to-person transmission is extremely low,” California state epidemiologist Dr. Erica Pan said in an interview Friday. “That being said, we are making sure we’re doing everything we can to be prepared if things change.”