Bird Flu Alert: H5N1 Spreads in Dairy Cattle and Poultry with Low Human Risk, CDC Warns

Bird Flu Alert: H5N1 Spreads in Dairy Cattle and Poultry with Low Human Risk, CDC Warns

Published: December 13, 2025

Duration: 3:53

This is Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News and Safety.

Today we’re focusing on a critical development: U.S. and European health agencies report that H5N1 bird flu is now entrenched in wild birds, poultry, and dairy cattle, with human infections confirmed in several countries and one U.S. death in Louisiana and another avian flu death in Washington state. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 70 human H5 cases in the United States since 2024, mostly in people exposed to infected cattle or poultry. The European Ce...
Bird Flu Alert: H5N1 Spreads in Dairy Cattle and Poultry with Low Human Risk, CDC Warns - Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News & Safety