CDC Asks States to Provide Livestock Workers With Protective Gear Amid Bird Flu Concerns

The CDC said the risk of avian influenza remains low to the public.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., on Aug. 25, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised state health officials to make personal protective equipment (PPE) available for farm workers in efforts to stem the spread of bird flu.

“CDC asked that jurisdictions make PPE available to workers on dairy farms, poultry farms, and in slaughterhouses,” it stated following CDC Principal Deputy Director Nirav Shah’s meeting with health officials.