@bluejacksky.bsky.social: Bird Flu infects cows, chickens, but risk of spillover to humans is low : Shots - Health News : NPR

New Yorkers, beware: If you come across a bird or animal that is sick, dead or behaving strangely, keep yourself and your pets at a safe distance. The bird flu virus, H5N1, is present in at least some small fraction of New York City birds

Seriously, Now Is the Time to Stop Kissing Sick Birdswww.nytimes.com A citizen-science collaboration in New York has turned up a half-dozen birds infected with the avian flu virus.

Bird Flu infects cows, chickens, but risk of spillover to humans is low : Shots - Health News : NPR

True, but if you kiss infected birds or even touch them, all bets are off

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