H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for …
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 …
H5 Bird Flu Response: Focus Areas for Ongoing Public Health Risk ...
6 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 …
Avian Influenza Type A | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease …
Dec 20, 2024 · The most frequently identified subtypes of avian influenza A viruses that have caused human infections are H5, H7 and H9 viruses. Specifically, A(H5N1) and A(H7N9) …
H5N1 Bird Flu: What You Need to Know > News - Yale Medicine
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 …
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): H5N1, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Avian influenza, commonly called “bird flu,” is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and other animals. It can sometimes spread to people. In humans, H5 subtypes of influenza A are …
Bird Flu - California Department of Public Health
6 days ago · Bird flu, also known as avian influenza A (H5N1) or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), is caused by a virus that can cause serious illness and death in birds and mammals. …
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 …
Influenza: A(H5N1) - World Health Organization (WHO)
H5N1 is one of several influenza viruses that causes a highly infectious respiratory disease in birds called avian influenza (or "bird flu"). Infections in mammals, including humans, have also …
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 …
Jan 8, 2025 · The bird flu that’s been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1. Some flu viruses carried by birds cause only mild infections and are classified as low …
First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States | CDC Newsroom
January 6, 2025 -- CDC is saddened by Louisiana's report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ("H5N1 bird flu") has passed away.While tragic, a …