3 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.

Jan 24, 2025 · The ongoing bird flu epidemic is not just an agricultural issue—it has far-reaching implications for public health and the economy. Prices for eggs, a household staple, have fluctuated wildly ...

3 days ago · Bird flu, or avian influenza, is spreading among livestock and other mammals in the United States, raising concerns that another pandemic may be looming. Last month, California declared a state of ...

Jan 23, 2025 · As the bird flu outbreak affecting poultry, dairy cows and humans in the U.S. continues to make headlines, here’s what to know about the situation as of January 23.. Human Cases. The U.S ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the brink of human-to-human transmission, but predicting whether a virus will cross that threshold remains an uncertain science. After at least 66 documented cases of humans ...

Dec 21, 2024 · As of Dec. 19, bird flu has been reported during the past three years in more than 125 million birds in 569 counties and all 50 U.S. states, according to the CDC.

4 days ago · If a larger outbreak were to erupt, the federal stockpile holds a few million doses of vaccine against bird flu. But the vaccine might need updating to match an evolved form of the virus.

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.

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.

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.