Jan 31, 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 …

Jan 28, 2025 · H5N1 and H5N9 are both strains of avian flu, explains Thomas Russo, MD, a professor and chief of infectious disease at the University at Buffalo in New York. H5N9 is a …

May 9, 2024 · From late 2021 to current 2022, the predominant HPAI A (H5) virus subtype causing poultry outbreaks worldwide is A (H5N1), according to WOAH.

Jan 31, 2025 · Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) viruses have been detected in U.S. wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry and backyard or hobbyist flocks beginning in …

Jan 6, 2025 · Vaccine vial of H5N1 in a bottle with a syringe on a blue background. There are several licensed vaccines for avian influenza in poultry, but their use has not been authorized …

Apr 17, 2022 · Nearly 50 million chickens and turkeys were euthanized during the 2014-15 bird flu outbreak. This is a map of current H5N1 Bird Flu Detections (as of 4/27/2022) in the United …

Jan 7, 2025 · 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 …

Jan 23, 2025 · Recent infections among poultry include two large commercial chicken farms in Georgia, which is a key source of so-called broilers raised for meat. Maryland and Virginia …

Nov 26, 2024 · H5N1’s risk to the general public remains low, but the scientific community is closely monitoring its spread. Outbreaks of H5N1 continue to rise in dairy cattle and poultry, as …

May 16, 2024 · H5N1 virus has also been detected in samples collected from people without symptoms who had exposure to infected animals or their environments. Is it safe to eat eggs, …