H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease ...
2 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.
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe case of H5N1
1 day ago · This D1.1 strain of H5N1 bird flu is different from the B3.13 genotype which has been fueling this past year's ... Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C ...
1st deadly case of H5N1 bird flu reported in US | Live Science
2 days ago · H5N1 is a subtype of bird flu that has sickened more than 60 people in the U.S. in the last year. ... Science News, the Mercury News, Mongabay and Stanford Medicine Magazine, among other outlets. ...
Louisiana reports 1st U.S. human death related to H5N1 avian flu
1 day ago · The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the country's first death from an outbreak of the virus that has sickened dozens of ...
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.
U.S. records its first human bird flu death - NBC News
1 day ago · The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, in a patient hospitalized in Louisiana. The case was considered the country’s first severe human H5N1 infection.
Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus ...
14 hours ago · A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Tuesday that the risk to the wider population remains “low”. WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva that the H5N1 virus causing the disease is “not circulating in humans but jumping into ...
First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States
2 days ago · 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 death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States is not unexpected because of the known potential for infection with these viruses to cause severe illness and death.
As pace and severity of human H5N1 cases accelerate, NIH …
Dec 31, 2024 · Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 confirmed human H5N1 infections in the United States this year. But the ...
What to know about California's bird flu emergency | AP News
Dec 21, 2024 · H5N1 bird flu is spreading through cows, poultry, and wild birds, causing sporadic illnesses in people across the United States. One virologist weighs in on who’s most at risk and what precautions should be taken to avoid exposure.