H5N1 Global Crisis: Bird Flu Spreads Across Continents, Threatening Livestock and Human Health in 2026
Published: January 23, 2026
Duration: 4:40
# H5N1 Global Scan: Avian Flu Worldwide
Welcome to H5N1 Global Scan, a weekly podcast examining avian influenza across our interconnected world. I'm your host, and today we're diving into the latest developments in this ongoing global health crisis.
Let's start with the numbers. Since 2003, the World Health Organization reports nearly 1,000 human cases of H5N1 worldwide, with a fatality rate close to 48 percent across 25 countries. Yet human infections remain rare compared to the staggering animal toll. Since 2022, over 285 million birds have been lost in the United States alone, with nearly 185 million birds raised for...
Welcome to H5N1 Global Scan, a weekly podcast examining avian influenza across our interconnected world. I'm your host, and today we're diving into the latest developments in this ongoing global health crisis.
Let's start with the numbers. Since 2003, the World Health Organization reports nearly 1,000 human cases of H5N1 worldwide, with a fatality rate close to 48 percent across 25 countries. Yet human infections remain rare compared to the staggering animal toll. Since 2022, over 285 million birds have been lost in the United States alone, with nearly 185 million birds raised for...