The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no known contact with animals.

A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could this mean in our fight against the disease?

As part of a flurry of new executive orders and directives from the Trump administration, agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services were mandated to pause outgoing communications — a move that has sparked concerns across the public health sector.

Public health officials have confirmed a San Francisco child is the second pediatric case of bird flu in the U.S. According to the CDC, no additional cases have been identified among the child's contacts.

Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and dairy cows, but there have been 67 human cases of bird flu nationwide and one death tied to the infection since 2024, CDC records show.

The CDC has confirmed a positive bird flu case in a child in San Francisco, the second juvenile case of H5N1 in the country.

The Trump administration has paused public communications from health agencies, causing concern for California's ability to respond to the avian flu outbreak.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communication delay could hinder coordinating responses at the state and local levels.

The Trump administration ordered an immediate pause on public communications from federal health agencies like the CDC, FDA, and NIH. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it expects the pause to be temporary.

The Trump administration’s directive to halt external communications from federal health agencies raised concern Wednesday among Bay Area health experts and local agencies, who warned that the pause could have significant consequences for public well-being — especially amid ongoing threats like the H5N1 avian influenza,

A child in San Francisco has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu after experiencing conjunctivitis and fever, health officials have confirmed. The young patient also tested positive for flu and RSV, according to local authorities.

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