H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease ...
1 day ago · CDC is using its flu surveillance systems to monitor for H5 bird flu activity in people. • Dairy cattle: Ongoing multi-state outbreak. • Wild Birds: Widespread. • Poultry Flocks: Sporadic outbreaks. • Mammals: Sporadic infections. • Person-to-person spread: None. • Current public health risk: Low.
Bird Flu | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
H5 bird flu is causing outbreaks in wild birds and poultry, other animals and sporadic human cases. A multi-state outbreak of HPAI A (H5N1) bird flu in dairy cows was first reported on March 25, 2024. Infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A …
CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United …
December 18, 2024-- A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus ("H5N1 bird flu") infection in Louisiana.This marks the first instance of severe illness linked to the virus in the United States. The case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, December 13.
Key warning signs about bird flu are all going in the wrong ... - NBC News
Dec 22, 2024 · No bird flu transmission between humans has been documented, and the CDC maintains that the immediate risk to public health is low. But scientists are increasingly worried, based on four key...
California declares bird flu emergency. 1st severe human case
Dec 18, 2024 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in response to the ongoing spread of bird flu among dairy cattle. The declaration is a sign of growing concern over the situation in...
CDC Issues Update on Bird Flu 'Mutations' in Humans
Dec 27, 2024 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in a strain of the avian influenza virus H5N1, also known as bird flu, found in a Louisiana patient. The mutations ...
CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found …
4 days ago · "Avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection has previously been associated with severe human illness in other countries during 2024 and prior years, including illness resulting in death," the CDC stated.
Current Situation: Bird Flu in Dairy Cows | Bird Flu | CDC
1 day ago · While rare, mammals can be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) ("H5N1 bird flu") viruses. Reports of these sporadic infections in mammals have occurred globally amid widespread outbreaks of bird flu infections in wild birds and poultry.
Bird flu news: CDC finds mutations favouring human-to-human …
Dec 27, 2024 · The CDC has confirmed 65 cases of H5N1 bird flu in humans in 2024. Of those, 39 were associated with dairy herds and 23 with poultry farms and culling operations.
Bird flu update: CDC says it's searching for these pandemic red flags
3 days ago · The CDC and other international public health agencies have developed H5 candidate vaccine viruses (CVVs), which are almost identical to avian flu, which the agency said "could be used to produce ...