H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease ...
6 days ago · H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers. While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.
Novel bird flu strain continues to threaten animal, public health
Dec 30, 2024 · The ongoing epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza type A H5N1) has sparked concerns among health officials because of the virus’s ability to infect diverse animal species, including pigs, big cats, and humans, raising fears of a potential pandemic.
First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States | CDC Newsroom
January 6, 2025 -- CDC is saddened by Louisiana's report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ("H5N1 bird flu") has passed away.While tragic, a death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States is not unexpected because of the known potential for infection with these viruses to cause severe illness and death.
The Latest on Bird Flu in Humans, Cats and Chickens
6 days ago · The U.S. reported its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza in two years in April 2024. Since then the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a total of 67 confirmed human cases.
Will Bird Flu Lead To A Pandemic? First U.S. Patient Dies From H5N1 …
Jan 7, 2025 · A patient who'd been hospitalized in Louisiana with severe illness from H5N1 bird flu has died — the first human death from this type of avian influenza in the U.S., the Louisiana...
Bird Flu | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jan 17, 2025 · Infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses in mammals have been reported. A multi-state outbreak of HPAI A (H5N1) bird flu in dairy cows was first reported on March 25, 2024. January 14, 2024, USDA APHIS reported the first H5N1 detection in wild birds in the US since 2016.
Bird Flu Enters a New Phase, Scientists Say - The New York Times
3 days ago · For the general public, H5N1 is “a low risk, relative to the other risks they face today,” said Dr. Nirav Shah, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bird Flu Is Raising Red Flags Among Health Officials
Jan 14, 2025 · On January 6, the Louisiana Department of Health announced that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 avian influenza had died, becoming the first U.S. death from the virus. To make matters worse, samples taken from the individual suggest that the virus mutated within the patient after infection—meaning it had begun to adapt to infect ...
Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents ... - UN News
Dec 17, 2024 · Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, according to UN health officers. In an update on the...
NIH officials assess threat of H5N1
Dec 31, 2024 · Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health experts in the United States believe that available treatments and vaccines, as well as those in development, are …