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6 dni temu · 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.
The H5N1 virus remains as an animal virus that primarily infects animals. So far, close to 900 human infections have been reported since 2003, of which more than half were fatal. The H5N1 virus is constantly evolving and could potentially become easily transmissible from person to person.
22 lis 2024 · Avian influenza A (H5N1), or bird flu, has killed millions of wild birds, and caused sporadic outbreaks among poultry and an ongoing multistate outbreak among cows in the United States. While there has been no known person-to-person transmission of the virus, there have been 55 reported human cases in the U.S. in 2024.
26 lis 2024 · Monthly reported human cases of H5N1, a type of highly-pathogenic avian influenza. Only a small fraction of potential cases are tested by labs to confirm whether they have influenza and to identify their strain.
14 sie 2024 · At the present time, based on available information, FAO-WHO-WOAH assess the global public health risk of influenza A(H5N1) viruses to be low, while the risk of infection for occupationally exposed persons is low to moderate depending on the risk mitigation measures in place.
17 lip 2023 · Large outbreaks due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus A(H5Nx) in wild birds and poultry have been reported in Europe since autumn 2020 – the virus subtypes A(H5N8) dominating from 2014–2021, and A(H5N1) since mid-2021.
25 paź 2024 · Since 1997, HPAI gs/gd H5N1 has caused nearly 900 human cases in 23 countries, with more than half of these cases resulting in death. To date, the majority of human cases have been those associated with contact with infected poultry, sick backyard birds or linked to poultry markets.
