Global H5N1 Avian Flu Crisis: Unprecedented Spread Across Continents Sparks Urgent Pandemic Preparedness Efforts
Published: November 10, 2025
Duration: 5:39
Welcome to H5N1 Global Scan: Avian Flu Worldwide. I’m your host, and today we’re exploring the unprecedented spread and global impact of H5N1 avian influenza, tracing its path continent by continent, examining research and response, and asking what’s next.
Since 2020, highly pathogenic H5N1 has surged across the globe. According to the World Health Organization, as of late 2025, outbreaks have hit every continent except Australia, with hundreds of millions of birds culled and wildlife decimated. In North and South America, vast die-offs of seabirds and marine mammals have alarmed conservationists, while the US and Ca...
Since 2020, highly pathogenic H5N1 has surged across the globe. According to the World Health Organization, as of late 2025, outbreaks have hit every continent except Australia, with hundreds of millions of birds culled and wildlife decimated. In North and South America, vast die-offs of seabirds and marine mammals have alarmed conservationists, while the US and Ca...