The ongoing outbreak of “bird flu” has spread widely across both wild bird populations and commercial poultry operations …

Scientists say the world needs to learn more about H5N1 bird flu and how it spreads

While the developments may not raise the risk of a pandemic, they could create more havoc for farmers, worsen egg shortages and expose surveillance gaps.

HAGERSTOWN- The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced the first presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler farm in Worcester County. This is the fifth case of highly pathogenic […]

By Ryan Berry

The recent outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the U.S. and the potential for it to mutate has raised concerns among the scientific community that it could result in human-to-human transmission and a new pandemic. Farmers are also concerned. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

The H5N1 avian influenza subtype has been identified at goose farms in Pest County, in central Hungary.

For nearly 40 years, scientists have gathered at Delaware Bay to track flu viruses in the bird population, hoping to catch early signs of potentially dangerous outbreaks.

Globally, human cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) have shown a wide spectrum of disease severity while recent US cases have generally been clinically mild, prompting experts to call for a balanced approach to this “formidable challenge.”

Scientists say the temporary freeze on communications from federal officials creates a troubling blind spot for those tracking the virus.

More than 60 human cases of bird flu have been confirmed in the U.S.

But reinfections suggest that the virus, called H5N1, could circulate on farms indefinitely, finding opportunities to evolve into a more dangerous form – a “high-risk” scenario, said Dr Louise Moncla, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Pennsylvania Read more at straitstimes.com.

As the bird flu continues to spread across the United States, this map show the extent of the outbreak.

The UK Health Security Agency said the person was infected after 'close and prolonged contact with a large number of infected birds'

Second human case of H5N1 bird flu caught on farm in West Midlands but risk to public remains very low, says UKHSA

The latest data from the CDC and USDA show the continued devastating effects of bird flu outbreaks across the United States – with Iowa, the nation’s leading egg producer, suffering substantial losses. Since November 2023, more than 12.1 million poultry birds have been affected in Sioux County, Iowa.

Between 2022 and as of epidemiological week (EW) 52 of 2024, a total of 19 countries and territories in the Americas Region reported 4,388 animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza to WOAH.A total of 71 human infections caused by avian influenza A(H5) have been reported in four countries in the Americas between 2022 and 17 January 2025.

Flu expert says bird flu virus may be spread by infected feces blowing in the wind.

Avian influenza has been sickening birds at least since the 1800s—and has been a key factor in the emergence of human pandemics.

Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, a deference to industry, and neglect for the safety of low-wage workers put the country at risk of another health emergency.