The HIll The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ended its emergency response to the H5N1 avian flu.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that the emergency bird flu response was “deactivated to transition back to regular program activity” last Wednesday due to reports of animal infections declining and no human cases having been reported since February. “Surveillance, readiness, and response for influenza, including H5N1 bird flu cases, will continue under the purview of CDC’s Influenza Division and other appropriate agency programs,” the spokesperson wrote in a statement.