H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak Continues with Low Public Risk, CDC Reports Steady Human Cases and Ongoing Animal Surveillance
Published: December 15, 2025
Duration: 3:50
This is Bird Flu Bulletin: Daily H5N1 Update for Monday, December 15, 2025.
Top stories:
First, the United States has reported no new human H5N1 infections in the last 24 hours, keeping the national total at 71 confirmed A(H5) cases since early 2024, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. Both agencies continue to report no sustained human-to-human transmission.
Second, globally, animal outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza remain active. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s latest situation update notes hundreds of recent H5Nx outbreaks in po...
Top stories:
First, the United States has reported no new human H5N1 infections in the last 24 hours, keeping the national total at 71 confirmed A(H5) cases since early 2024, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. Both agencies continue to report no sustained human-to-human transmission.
Second, globally, animal outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza remain active. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s latest situation update notes hundreds of recent H5Nx outbreaks in po...