H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease ...
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.
Updates on the bird flu outbreak, now linked to raw milk ... - ABC News
Dec 5, 2024 · Avian influenza, or bird flu, is an infectious viral disease that primarily spreads among birds and is caused by infection with Avian Influenza A viruses. ... told ABC News. "H5N1 has been known ...
Bird Flu | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses in mammals have been reported. January 14, 2024, USDA APHIS reported the first H5N1 detection in wild birds in the US since 2016. In February 2022, USDA’s APHIS announced an HPAI A (H5N1) virus outbreak in commercial poultry.
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update August 16, 2024
Aug 16, 2024 · CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu," in dairy cows and other animals in the United States.
H5N1 Bird Flu: What You Need to Know > News - Yale Medicine
Nov 22, 2024 · Avian influenza A (H5N1), or bird flu, has killed millions of wild birds, and caused sporadic outbreaks among poultry and an ongoing multistate outbreak among cows in the United States. While there has been no known person-to-person transmission of the virus, there have been 55 reported human cases in the U.S. in 2024.
U.S. records first case of highly contagious bird flu in ... - NBC News
Apr 29, 2022 · A highly contagious strain of avian flu that has likely killed hundreds of birds and spread across more than two dozen states has been detected in a human for the first time in the U.S.,...
Fears About A Possible Bird Flu Pandemic Grow: What To Know
5 days ago · H5N1, a type of avian influenza, has led to a bird flu outbreak in humans the U.S. Will it cause a pandemic? Experts explain bird flu does to humans and more.
Arizona confirms 2 avian flu infections as California probes …
2 days ago · If confirmed, it would be California's second unexplained avian flu infection in a child. California’s first case, in Alameda County, which also marked the nation's first H5 case in a child, was detected through the state'’s flu surveillance system. It was first reported on November 19 and was confirmed by CDC testing a few days later.
With bird flu spreading, here's what worries scientists : Shots ...
Jul 24, 2024 · Research on avian influenza predating the dairy cattle outbreak has shown that, with only a few mutations artificially inserted, airborne transmission can take place between ferrets, which are...
Avian flu detected in wastewater at Hilo treatment plant
11 hours ago · H5 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a sample collected from the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant on Dec. 2. It’s the first detection of bird flu on Hawaiʻi Island and on an island besides Oʻahu. The sample was taken from the inflow into the wastewater plant, before the treatment process.