H5N1 Bird Flu Alert: 26 New Global Cases in 2025 Spark Concern Amid Ongoing Animal Outbreak Surveillance

H5N1 Bird Flu Alert: 26 New Global Cases in 2025 Spark Concern Amid Ongoing Animal Outbreak Surveillance

Published: November 14, 2025

Duration: 3:42

Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News & Safety

This is Bird Flu SOS, a Quiet Please production, bringing you essential updates on the global H5N1 bird flu emergency. Today is Friday, November 14, 2025, and the world faces a major development in the spread of this dangerous virus.

In the past year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 26 new human infections with avian influenza H5N1 globally since January 2025, resulting in 11 deaths, mainly in Cambodia, India, and Mexico. While these cases overwhelmingly involve direct contact with sick or dead poultry or wild birds, this pattern...