The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports the risk of a bird flu outbreak in humans is low, although Illinois' health department is preparing for the possibility, and new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has indicated he will follow President Donald Trump's lead on downsizing federal departments, potentially limiting their ability to respond to a public health crisis.
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