Dr. Gupta: We Don’t Know the Full Extent of How Much Bird Flu Is Actually Spread Amongst Humans

GEIST Yeah it can ░░░░░░░░ really deadly serious Dr ░░░░░░░░ just to keep this ░░░░░░░░ perspective a little bit ░░░░░░░░ are 340 million people ░░░░░░░░ the United States CDC ░░░░░░░░ there are 70 cases ░░░░░░░░ humans What are the ░░░░░░░░ though a you watch ░░░░░░░░ We hear about bird ░░░░░░░░ a lot There are ░░░░░░░░ that if it did ░░░░░░░░ the jump to human ░░░░░░░░ on a wide scale ░░░░░░░░ it would be a ░░░░░░░░ potentially What are your ░░░░░░░░ as you see these ░░░░░░░░ right now GUPTA Well ░░░░░░░░ know Willie about a ░░░░░░░░ ago the CDC recommended ░░░░░░░░ anybody that came in ░░░░░░░░ a hospital and had ░░░░░░░░ flu should then go ░░░░░░░░ additional testing to say ░░░░░░░░ this actually bird flu ░░░░░░░░ was a recommendation It ░░░░░░░░ t broadly followed because ░░░░░░░░ s it requires resources ░░░░░░░░ things that are frankly ░░░░░░░░ to do sometimes And ░░░░░░░░ I to answer your ░░░░░░░░ directly we don t ░░░░░░░░ the full extent of ░░░░░░░░ much bird flu is ░░░░░░░░ spread amongst humans and ░░░░░░░░ what degree has it ░░░░░░░░ asymptomatic spread or say ░░░░░░░░ spread so that people ░░░░░░░░ t even seek care ░░░░░░░░ less get tested including ░░░░░░░░ that end up in ░░░░░░░░ hospital So I think ░░░░░░░░ re underestimating spread to ░░░░░░░░ of say California that ░░░░░░░░ a state of emergency ░░░░░░░░ it comes to you ░░░░░░░░ everything that Chris is ░░░░░░░░ to testing dairy farms ░░░░░░░░ making sure that we ░░░░░░░░ rigorous protocols in place ░░░░░░░░ minimize human spread amongst ░░░░░░░░ California is the leader ░░░░░░░░ Outside of that we ░░░░░░░░ 50 other 49 other ░░░░░░░░ here which don t ░░░░░░░░ with California is doing ░░░░░░░░ as a result this ░░░░░░░░ running amok in animal ░░░░░░░░ You know I ll ░░░░░░░░ here in Washington State ░░░░░░░░ big cats died So ░░░░░░░░ we think about cows ░░░░░░░░ getting impacted by this ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing big ░░░░░░░░ getting impacted and dying ░░░░░░░░ mean it s pretty ░░░░░░░░ what s happening with ░░░░░░░░ mammalian species.”