Avian Flu 2024 Cdc. Avian influenza a(h5n1) is a type of flu virus that usually infects wild birds and can spread to domestic. The cdc selected arup laboratories as a formal partner to develop a test for avian influenza, also known as bird flu.
On 23 may 2024, the head of the interim australian centre for disease control issued a media release about australia’s first human case of avian influenza a(h5n1) in victoria. Avian influenza or bird flu is a disease that naturally spreads among wild aquatic birds worldwide, as well as domestic poultry and other bird and animal species.