H5N1 Avian Flu Spreads Globally: Alarming Outbreaks in Mammals, Poultry, and Humans Across Multiple Continents

This is H5N1 Global Scan: Avian Flu Worldwide, your three-minute international focus from Quiet Please. Across the globe, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 continues to challenge public health, food security, and animal populations on every continent except Australia. According to the WHO and FAO, the virus remains active in wild birds and poultry, with ongoing outbreaks also affecting a growing range of mammals. Since 2022, more than 22 countries have reported H5N1 in mammals, including domestic pets and even dairy cattle in the United States.

Let’s break it down continent by continent. In North and South Am...