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Shasta County public health officer says H5N1 risk to residents remains low; recommends precautions for livestock and raw milk
Summary
Dr. James Moody updated the Board of Supervisors on H5N1 (bird flu) on Jan. 14, saying the immediate human risk in Shasta County is low but noting widespread infection in U.S. dairy herds and dozens of confirmed human cases nationally. He urged basic precautions, monitoring and that residents avoid raw milk; pasteurized milk is safe.
Dr. James Moody, the county’s public health officer, told the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 14 that the current risk of H5N1 (avian influenza) to the general public in Shasta County is low but that the county is monitoring the situation closely after widespread infections in U.S. poultry and, more recently, dairy herds.
Dr. Moody said that, nationally, recent H5N1 waves have included infections in wild birds and poultry and that beginning in 2024 the virus began infecting some mammal populations, including dairy cattle. He reported national and state numbers on the record: roughly 66 confirmed human cases in the United States with 37 in California (36 of those linked to dairy-herd exposure), and he said California had identified…
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