Bird Flu Update as CDC Issues New Recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges state and local health officials to keep up with influenza testing over the summer to track any potential human infections of the H5N1 virus, also know as bird flu.CDC Principal Deputy Director Nirav Shah told a variety of health leaders during a meeting on Tuesday that flu surveillance programs should “continue operating at enhanced levels” over the next several months, according to a readout of the call. The recommendations are intended to help keep a “heightened awareness” of influenza transmission during the summer season amid…