The bird flu threat to humans in the United States
2 days ago · The United States recorded its first human death from bird flu on January 6, heightening concerns that the latest strains of influenza A/H5N1 virus could become a significant public health threat to humans in 2025. ... The last few flu pandemics were a lot less deadly than COVID-19, but the 1918 “Spanish flu” was the deadliest pandemic in ...
Avian Influenza Social Media Toolkit | Bird Flu | CDC
Dec 16, 2024 · CDC has avian influenza (bird flu) materials and tools to help educate and inform the public about bird flu, including fact sheets, posters, and infographics. These resources aim to promote awareness and understanding of bird flu prevention, protection, and transmission.
Novel bird flu strain continues to threaten animal, public health
Dec 30, 2024 · As the epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza type A H5N1) spreading globally approaches its fourth year, animal and public health officials are monitoring how quickly a new variant of the H5N1 virus—the clade 2.3.4.4b viruses—can jump to new animals, including people.
H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for …
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.
Avian Influenza Type A | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease …
Dec 20, 2024 · Highly Pathogenic and Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Viruses. Avian influenza A viruses are classified into the following two categories: low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) A viruses, and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A viruses.
‘Incredibly concerning’: Bird flu outbreak at Spanish mink farm ...
Jan 24, 2023 · The chain of infections might have begun after one animal caught a sick bird and pulled it into its cage, says Thijs Kuiken, a veterinary pathologist at Erasmus University Medical Center. How readily the virus found in Spain might infect …
Spanish Flu: Causes, Symptoms, Pandemic & History - Cleveland Clinic
Oct 24, 2024 · The 1918 influenza pandemic (“Spanish flu”) was a series of outbreaks of severe flu virus that happened from 1918 to 1919, near the end of World War I. About a third of the world’s population was infected and millions died.
Why a bird flu outbreak at a mink farm is reigniting public ... - PBS
Feb 18, 2023 · NEW YORK (AP) — A recent bird flu outbreak at a mink farm in Spain has reignited worries about the virus spreading more broadly to people. Scientists have been keeping tabs on this bird flu...
The threat of avian influenza H5N1 looms over global biodiversity
3 days ago · The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is an emerging and unexpected threat to many wild animal species, which has implications for ecological processes, ecosystem services and conservation of ...
Bird Flu Is Raising Red Flags Among Health Officials
4 days ago · On January 6, the Louisiana Department of Health announced that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 avian influenza had died, becoming the first U.S. death from the virus. To make matters worse, samples taken from the individual suggest that the virus mutated within the patient after infection—meaning it had begun to adapt to infect ...