H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads Across US: 70 Human Cases Confirmed, CDC Warns of Increased Animal Transmission Risk

This is Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News and Safety. I’m your host, and today is November 17, 2025. We’re breaking in with a critical update: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that H5N1 bird flu is now widespread in wild birds and causing significant outbreaks at poultry farms and dairy herds across the United States. As of this week, there have been more than 70 confirmed human cases, with exposures linked to both poultry and cattle. New cases include a confirmed human infection in Washington state, the first such case in nine months, according to ABC News...