Global H5N1 Outbreak Intensifies: 1738 Avian Flu Cases Across 41 Countries Spark Pandemic Concerns in 2025
Published: December 27, 2025
Duration: 3:38
Welcome to H5N1 Global Scan: Avian Flu Worldwide. Im Dan from Quiet Please, bringing you the latest on this spreading threat. As of late November 2025, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 continues its panzootic march, ravaging birds, mammals, and sparking human worries across continents.
Starting with a continental breakdown. In North America, the US leads with 689 outbreaks since October, hitting poultry, wild birds like mallards and pelicans, and mammals including dairy cows, polar bears, and skunks, per FAO updates. Canada reports 53 events in chickens, turkeys, and wild species. Human cases total 71 since 2024, mostly mild from dairy or...
Starting with a continental breakdown. In North America, the US leads with 689 outbreaks since October, hitting poultry, wild birds like mallards and pelicans, and mammals including dairy cows, polar bears, and skunks, per FAO updates. Canada reports 53 events in chickens, turkeys, and wild species. Human cases total 71 since 2024, mostly mild from dairy or...