Map shows where bird flu is spreading in US amid new warning | US News [Video]

Outbreaks of the spreading bird flu have been recorded in nearly every state, according to the US’s national public health agency which has issued a new health warning. 

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza has affected 48 states and 513 counties, together reporting 1,116 outbreaks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest update on Wednesday.

A CDC map reveals counties across the US have reported outbreaks of the bird flu, with some states showing more spots than others.

Only two states have not had outbreaks – Hawaii and Louisiana.

On Friday, two days after the map was updated, the CDC issued a health alert informing clinicians, state health departments and the public of recently confirmed H5N1 infection in a human, presumably from dairy cattle.

The advisory detailed the first case ever of a human catching the bird flu from dairy cowsin the US. The patient is a farm worker at a …