H5N1 Bird Flu Alert: Global Spread in Wildlife and Dairy Raises Urgent Public Health Concerns for 2026

H5N1 Bird Flu Alert: Global Spread in Wildlife and Dairy Raises Urgent Public Health Concerns for 2026

Published: January 2, 2026

Duration: 3:24

Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News & Safety

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Host: Welcome to Bird Flu SOS: Urgent H5N1 News and Safety. I'm your host, and today we have a critical update as 2026 begins. H5N1 bird flu is exploding out of control, circulating in more species and continents than ever, entrenched in global wildlife, US dairy cattle, and now hitting UK poultry hard with fresh outbreaks in Nottinghamshire, Somerset, and Lincolnshire as reported by GOV.UK on December 31, 2025. Over 180 million poultry infected in the US alone, per Science Focus analysis, with...