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A case in California’s Bay Area and a possible mutation in Canada are among the latest bird flu developments.
Several companies are actively researching a vaccine to prevent avian flu.

A child in Alameda County, California is the latest case of bird flu in the U.S.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the total case count in the U.S. stands at 54. Thirty-one cases are attributed to the dairy industry and 21 to the poultry industry. Two of the case’s causes are unknown.

Companies are racing to develop vaccines, but observers worry that the incoming Trump administration’s selection of vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services could put a potential treatment in the crosshairs.