Global Avian Flu Pandemic Spreads: H5N1 Outbreak Impacts Humans and Animals Across Continents in 2025
Published: December 22, 2025
Duration: 3:26
[HOST, upbeat and authoritative tone] Welcome to H5N1 Global Scan: Avian Flu Worldwide, your three-minute international focus on the avian flu pandemic sweeping the planet. Im here to break down the latest impacts as of late 2025.
Starting with a continental breakdown. In North America, the US leads with 689 H5 outbreaks since October, hitting poultry, wild birds like mallards and pelicans, and mammals including polar bears and dairy cows, per FAO updates. Canada reports 53 events in chickens, turkeys, and wild geese. Human cases total 70 H5N1 in the US through May, mostly mild from animal exposure, plus a...
Starting with a continental breakdown. In North America, the US leads with 689 H5 outbreaks since October, hitting poultry, wild birds like mallards and pelicans, and mammals including polar bears and dairy cows, per FAO updates. Canada reports 53 events in chickens, turkeys, and wild geese. Human cases total 70 H5N1 in the US through May, mostly mild from animal exposure, plus a...