H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease ...
4 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.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 - Wikipedia
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (A/H5N1) is a subtype of the influenza A virus, which causes the disease avian influenza (often referred to as "bird flu"). It is enzootic (maintained in the population) in many bird populations, and also panzootic (affecting animals of many species over a …
Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients
3 days ago · A panzootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses is currently affecting wild birds. In the United States, there have been outbreaks with these viruses among poultry and dairy cows, as well as infections among other animals. Since 2022, 67 total human cases of avian influenza A(H5) virus infection have been identified in the ...
H5 Bird Flu Response: Focus Areas for Ongoing Public Health Risk ...
5 days ago · Most cases of H5N1 bird flu associated with the ongoing outbreak in the United States have resulted in mild symptoms. CDC experts and other scientists continue to work to understand why some infections, including an infection reported in Canada and one reported in Louisiana, resulted in serious illness.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infections in …
Dec 31, 2024 · Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United States, with sporadic human cases. We describe characteristics of...
Influenza: A(H5N1) - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 16, 2024 · H5N1 influenza virus infection can cause a range of diseases in humans, from mild to severe and in some cases, it can even be fatal. Symptoms reported have primarily been respiratory, but conjunctivitis and other non-respiratory symptoms have also been reported.
The Emerging Threat of H5N1 to Human Health | NEJM
Dec 31, 2024 · Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) emerged in 1997. 1 Since then, it has spread globally by migratory birds, resulting in infections in animals on every continent.
NIH Officials Assess Threat of H5N1
Dec 31, 2024 · Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health experts in the United States believe that available treatments and vaccines, as well as those in development, are …
H5N1 Bird Flu: What You Need to Know > News - Yale Medicine
Jan 7, 2025 · Avian influenza A (H5N1), or bird flu, is spreading among cows in the United States. A Yale Medicine expert tells you what you need to know to stay safe.
America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana | CNN
Jan 6, 2025 · The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. This is the first human death from bird flu in the US. The ...