Breaking H5N1 Alert: 71st US Human Case Confirmed with Deadly H5N5 Subtype, Experts Warn of Global Bird Flu Spread
Published: December 12, 2025
Duration: 3:54
Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News & Safety
[Host, urgent but steady voice] Welcome to Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News & Safety. I'm your host, and today we have a critical update: On November 15, 2025, the World Health Organization confirmed the 71st human H5 bird flu case in the US since early 2024, this time a groundbreaking first global human infection with the H5N5 subtype, verified by CDC sequencing on November 20, according to WHO's Disease Outbreak News. Tragically, Washington state officials confirmed this patient has died from H5N5, marking a severe escalation amid 71 total US cases mostly...
[Host, urgent but steady voice] Welcome to Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News & Safety. I'm your host, and today we have a critical update: On November 15, 2025, the World Health Organization confirmed the 71st human H5 bird flu case in the US since early 2024, this time a groundbreaking first global human infection with the H5N5 subtype, verified by CDC sequencing on November 20, according to WHO's Disease Outbreak News. Tragically, Washington state officials confirmed this patient has died from H5N5, marking a severe escalation amid 71 total US cases mostly...