Bird Flu 2024 California. Avian influenza (ai), commonly called bird flu, is a disease found in some populations of wild water fowl that can infect chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese and guinea fowl, as well as a wide variety of other. Signs of h5n1 bird flu virus have been detected at three wastewater sites in the san francisco bay area, according to sampling data.

The virus, also referred to as bird flu or h5n1, has been found in. As of june 2024, there is no official recommendation for people to take down bird feeders because of the risk of avian influenza (see next section).