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 …

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

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.

Jan 23, 2025 · H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats

May 30, 2024 · H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several cases of H5 in U.S. dairy 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.

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.

CDC has guidance for specific groups of people with exposure to poultry and other potentially infected animals, including poultry or dairy workers, for example, and people responding to bird flu outbreaks.

8 hours ago · The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.

Dec 30, 2024 · Amid a "concerning" new mutation in bird flu that may indicate the virus could begin to more easily infect humans, what are the symptoms to watch for and how worried should you be?

Dec 20, 2024 · Most human cases of bird flu, caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus, in the United States have been mild, so far, and most were in people who had known exposure to sick or infected animals. The severity of illness associated with bird flu has ranged from mild to severe, including death.