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<br /> Hazard Mitigation Plan | 2022 <br />Epidemic/Pandemic/Vector-Borne Disease Hazards <br />- 94 - <br /> <br />Figure: Current Tier Assignments as of March 9, 2021 <br />(Source: California State Government Website) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Avian Influenza <br />According to the CDC, although avian influenza A viruses usually do not infect people, rare cases <br />of human infection with these viruses have been reported. Infected birds shed avian influenza <br />virus in their saliva, mucous and feces. Human infections with bird flu viruses can happen when <br />enough virus gets into a person’s eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled. This can happen when virus <br />is in the air (in droplets or possibly dust) and a person breathes it in, or when a person touches <br />something that has virus on it then touches their mouth, eyes or nose. Rare human infections <br />with some avian viruses have occurred most often after unprotected contact with infected birds