The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert on Friday April 5th following the single case of human influenza attributed to H5N1 virus, designated strain 3:13 contracted from dairy cows infected with bovine influenza-H5N1. The health alert was issued to advise physicians and public health workers of the possibility of human influenza-H5N1.
The CDC also reinforced recommendations to use personal protective equipment for workers at risk. The alert also encouraged the monitoring of agricultural workers and those exposed to sick or dead wild and domesticated birds that may have been infected with H5N1 virus.