Feb 4, 2025 · 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.

Jan 17, 2025 · H5 bird flu is causing outbreaks in wild birds and poultry, other animals and sporadic human cases. 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.

Dec 30, 2024 · Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses that usually spread between birds, not people. One subtype of bird flu, caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus, is spreading worldwide in wild birds and causing sporadic outbreaks in U.S. poultry and dairy cows.

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu...

Jan 23, 2025 · Since then the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a total of 67 confirmed human cases. The first U.S. death from bird flu was announced earlier this month in Louisiana, but...

Seasonal 4u vaccination will not prevent infection with bird 4u viruses, but can reduce the risk of getting sick with human and bird 4u viruses at the same time. Learn more.

Jan 8, 2025 · As of Jan. 6, there have been 66 human cases of bird flu reported in 10 states, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Almost all confirmed cases involve direct contact with infected cattle or infected livestock. On Tuesday, the first death of a human bird flu patient was reported in Louisiana.

Dec 31, 2024 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed it is monitoring for a number of red flags that suggest bird flu could become the world's next pandemic. The first severe human...

5 days ago · Bird flu—or avian influenza —has been spreading for decades in wild birds across the globe. More recently, we’ve seen it move to other animals. In 2022, it started to infect commercial and...

4 days ago · Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for ...