Global H5N1 Avian Flu Outbreak Threatens Poultry Worldwide: Urgent Surveillance and Prevention Measures Underway
Published: January 10, 2026
Duration: 4:50
This is “H5N1 Global Scan: Avian Flu Worldwide.”
I’m your host, and today we’re taking a fast, three‑minute tour of how H5N1 avian influenza is reshaping animal health, trade, and pandemic preparedness across the globe.
First, the big picture. The World Health Organization describes the current H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b as causing unprecedented deaths in wild birds and poultry across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, with hundreds of sporadic but often severe human infections since 2003. The Food and Agriculture Organization reports thousands of recent H5N1 outbreaks in animals in more than...
I’m your host, and today we’re taking a fast, three‑minute tour of how H5N1 avian influenza is reshaping animal health, trade, and pandemic preparedness across the globe.
First, the big picture. The World Health Organization describes the current H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b as causing unprecedented deaths in wild birds and poultry across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, with hundreds of sporadic but often severe human infections since 2003. The Food and Agriculture Organization reports thousands of recent H5N1 outbreaks in animals in more than...