And by the way, its spread mostly by ducks and geese.
And think about it, theyre killing chickens to stop the spread, but chickens dont really fly.
The spread is happening from the geese and the ducks.
HDC receiving staff prep arriving milk samples for testing at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University on December 10, 2024, in Ithaca, New York.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Bird flu has infectednearly 70 peoplein the U.S., although there is no evidence yet of human-to-human transmission.
Most infections are among farm workers who were exposed to infected livestock.
Federal employees on probation are not yet entitled to protections granted to non-probationary civil service employees.
The efforts are part of a plan to significantly shrink the size of the federal workforce.
