CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu

FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to disclose data about the risks of bird flu to people and pets that was posted briefly online Wednesday and quickly deleted.

The data table was the only mention of bird flu in a report devoted to air quality and California wildfires. 

The data was not included in an embargoed copy of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) shared with news organizations on Tuesday. Until President Donald Trump ordered a communications ban on the agency two weeks ago, MMWR had published every week for decades.