and a Newsweek map shows how the numbers compare with the rest of the U.S. Nationwide, the total number of people infected with the avian influenza H5N1 in 2024 now stands at 36. "To date ...

A map showing where avian influenza H5N1 has infected humans in the U.S, with the darkest red showing California, which has had 26 cases in 2024. Bird flu also affects cows, pigs and people.

The H5 bird flu in question is officially known as the A/H5N1 avian virus. It is a virus that originates and propagates among birds, which can cause influenza in animals infected with it.

The CDC determined the person was likely exposed to H5N1 from sick or dead birds in a backyard flock – the first time a U.S. case has been linked to a backyard flock. Since April 2024 ...

Maps of bird flu cases show the spread of the virus across the United States. Most people infected with bird flu in the U.S. have had mild symptoms. Symptoms of H5N1 birth flu infection in humans ...

The H5N1 bird flu, spreading across all 50 U.S. states, raises concerns about a potential pandemic. The virus has impacted dairy farms, poultry flocks, and humans, with one confirmed human death ...

Gathering at Scripps Research’s third annual Pandemic Preparedness Symposium last week, researchers working in virology and chemistry did not bother to debate whether or not H5N1 avian influenza ...

By November, 96% of pups born that season would die. Test results confirmed that HPAI H5N1 was present in the seals as well as in several terns that died at the same time. This map of Argentina found ...

The new study shows that this aging process may not inactivate the H5N1 virus, however, and it underscores the risk of consuming raw or undercooked foods during the bird flu outbreak, which ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know.