The State of Emergency proclamation comes after more bird flu cases were detected in Southern California dairy cows, the governor's office stated. Wednesday also saw the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report the first severe illness in a person due to bird flu from a Louisiana case.
As health and public officials note, to date there have been no recorded cases of person-to-person spread of bird flu in California.
While not linked to any known human case, one California raw milk dairy issued a voluntary recall earlier in December after bird flu was detected in a lot.
"While the risk to the public remains low, we will continue to take all necessary steps to prevent the spread of this virus," Newsom said in a statement.
The current bird flu outbreak started in 2022. Since that time, officials say more than 100 million birds have been culled by poultry farms to try and stem the disease's spread.
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