H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads to 5 More States: What You Need to Know About the Latest US Cases

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Bird flu update.

US cases spike amid global vigilance.

In the United States, health officials reported two new human cases of H5N1

avian influenza, in dairy workers from California's Central Valley on Wednesday,

marking the 15th and 16th infections linked to infected cattle this year.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

both individuals experienced mild respiratory symptoms and eye irritation,

but have recovered after antiviral treatment.

The CDC emphasizes no human-to-human transmission has been detected,

though genetic analysis from the California Department of Public Health

shows the virus has adapted to mammals, raising monitoring concerns.

Over the past 24 hours, the US Department of Agriculture confirmed

H5N1 in dairy herds across five additional states, Idaho, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, and New Mexico,

prompting expanded pasteurization checks and farm biosecurity measures.

Per USDA statements, no poultry flock losses were noted domestically in this window.

Globally, the World Health Organization reported a severe human case in Cambodia's Campot

yesterday, where a 19-year-old died from H5N1 after exposure to sick poultry,

as detailed in WHO's latest epidemiological update.

Vietnam's Ministry of Health announced two new backyard flock outbreaks in the south,

calling over 1,000 birds. In Europe, the European Food Safety Authority flagged low-risk

detections and wild birds in France and the UK, but no mammal jumps.

Experts like those at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security note the US' pasteurization

safeguards minimize milk supply risks, with no contaminated retail products found.

Vaccination trials for livestock advance per USDA trials reported Thursday.

Stay vigilant, cook poultry thoroughly, and report sick birds.

For the latest, check CDC and WHO dashboards.

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