Bird Flu Risk Explained: What You Need to Know About Avian Influenza and Personal Safety
Published: December 6, 2025
Duration: 4:58
You’re listening to “Bird Flu Risk? Avian Flu & You, Explained.”
Let’s start simple: for most people, the risk of getting bird flu right now is low. Organizations like the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say most human infections have happened in people working closely with infected birds, dairy cattle, or their environments, not the general public.
So, what shapes your personal risk? Think in four buckets: occupation, location, age, and health.
Occupation: If you work with poultry, dairy cattle, other livestock, or in settings like sla...
Let’s start simple: for most people, the risk of getting bird flu right now is low. Organizations like the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say most human infections have happened in people working closely with infected birds, dairy cattle, or their environments, not the general public.
So, what shapes your personal risk? Think in four buckets: occupation, location, age, and health.
Occupation: If you work with poultry, dairy cattle, other livestock, or in settings like sla...