Bird Flu Alert: Understanding Your Personal Risk and How to Stay Safe in the Current Outbreak
Published: December 24, 2025
Duration: 4:12
You’re listening to “Bird Flu Risk? Avian Flu & You, Explained.”
Let’s start with the big picture: according to the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current overall risk of bird flu to the general public is considered low, even though outbreaks in birds, some mammals, and a small number of people are ongoing.
So what is your personal risk?
Think of it in four buckets: occupation, location, age, and health.
First, occupation. If you work with poultry, dairy cattle, other livestock, or in setti...
Let’s start with the big picture: according to the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current overall risk of bird flu to the general public is considered low, even though outbreaks in birds, some mammals, and a small number of people are ongoing.
So what is your personal risk?
Think of it in four buckets: occupation, location, age, and health.
First, occupation. If you work with poultry, dairy cattle, other livestock, or in setti...