H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for …
Feb 4, 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 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 H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States | CDC Newsroom
As of January 6, 2025, there have been 66 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the United States since 2024 and 67 since 2022. This is the first person in the United States who has died as a result of an H5 infection.
How Deadly Is Bird Flu? Experts Explain Death Rate & Other Risk …
Jan 7, 2025 · How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird flu mortality rate and who is at risk.
As 1st bird flu death reported in US, what could happen with …
Jan 8, 2025 · On Tuesday, the first death of a human bird flu patient was reported in Louisiana. The patient was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions, according to health officials.
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death …
Jan 8, 2025 · With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking...
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.
Officials Report the First Human Death From Bird Flu in the U.S.
Jan 8, 2025 · The U.S. has reported 66 human cases of H5N1 bird flu since March 2024, but a recent death of a Louisiana resident marks the country’s first fatality from the virus.
Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death | AP News
Jan 7, 2025 · The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.
As US marks first H5N1 bird flu death, WHO and CDC say risk …
Jan 7, 2025 · In a statement on the death late Monday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasized that no human-to-human transmission has been identified in the US. To date, there have been...
Bird flu: First death from H5N1 strain reported in US - BBC
Jan 7, 2025 · There have been 66 confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu in the US since 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).