H5N1 Bird Flu Claims First US Human Life as Dairy Herds and Poultry Outbreaks Escalate Nationwide
Published: January 7, 2026
Duration: 2:42
Bird Flu Bulletin: Daily H5N1 Update
Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Good evening, this is your Daily H5N1 Update. I'm your host.
Top Stories from the last 24 hours.
First, tragedy in Louisiana: Your Local Epidemiologist reports the first confirmed H5N1 human death in the US, an older adult exposed to backyard poultry. This marks a severe case amid 74 total human infections tallied by CDC, with 67 confirmed and 7 probable, mostly from dairy cows or poultry.
Second, animal outbreaks accelerate. Katelyn Jetelina notes 917 dairy herds affected, 130 million poultry, and 10,922 wild birds infected...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Good evening, this is your Daily H5N1 Update. I'm your host.
Top Stories from the last 24 hours.
First, tragedy in Louisiana: Your Local Epidemiologist reports the first confirmed H5N1 human death in the US, an older adult exposed to backyard poultry. This marks a severe case amid 74 total human infections tallied by CDC, with 67 confirmed and 7 probable, mostly from dairy cows or poultry.
Second, animal outbreaks accelerate. Katelyn Jetelina notes 917 dairy herds affected, 130 million poultry, and 10,922 wild birds infected...