H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak in U.S. Sparks Alarm with Over 70 Infections

[{"selector":"#anim-71131101-8d6b-4ec0-af40-e3c1f0bd955d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36cf7817-636a-4c12-8d8b-7c5e3ce91c25","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.33333%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] May 01, 2025 Kriti Keshari

The United States is facing a rise in H5N1 bird flu cases after years of battling COVID-19

[{"selector":"#anim-483fe618-e0e5-4669-b468-e1d0c64a4d18","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-02518f3e-5a10-4c85-953f-4ce2a259c8fb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-112.80487%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ec7684d2-c520-4a2e-a5f5-c5e33c18f1ea [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.66357411355324%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-959de2d0-e44f-4f3c-aacc-bef48d06fc42","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e591d4f0-9947-4746-a88c-e706a298cf1b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac2c8356-ee8d-4537-97aa-e6e4e4170511","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ff53c41e-f6f9-478b-82b0-8b222cf85946","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Since March 2024 over 1000 dairy herds have been infected across multiple states

[{"selector":"#anim-625df127-8bd0-4695-aa72-1963947ac4a1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8506226b-abb8-4507-9e5a-225c96cbbf8f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-62b46993-f0d3-43ba-85bb-f93e132d85a5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b290946-08da-4928-9f9b-e6bd4663d620","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-744b9284-63ec-4cbf-9be7-610c5ada4f80","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0874a5a0-ffa0-4a4b-8512-0629e7571791","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f1bf5de-dff3-49e4-afca-74e5d8ed2532","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-113.71951%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

More than 70 human cases have been reported with infections linked to close contact with sick animals

[{"selector":"#anim-01682fd0-949d-48ac-9271-5026fd034210 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-17.238769263233262%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d5030dd-26bd-422a-953b-8e31f25e20fb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92b81084-8d28-4c58-9694-19c7001b78d0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8a444fb-67c3-4b04-91d7-9cfc01e7571c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e3f7933a-44f2-41eb-adc7-c61095e40055","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8f7ef682-0fc4-4bee-bfef-f3aace915d07","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c2c152b-f727-4da1-8709-5a782660385c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-112.80487%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

At least one death has been confirmed making this strain a growing public health concern

[{"selector":"#anim-8246570b-f5fe-4a7c-84ca-6389f7a36da2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.367187416701675%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ecd6a98-d878-447a-abc9-62401de28247","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c71f52e4-3a3d-4b64-8543-46162303af28","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-789c05b4-fd1c-4bed-a457-f82c2c7aa7c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5743472-2dd1-4378-bd7d-7b0870b3bc7c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c18a12a-729c-4981-8f8c-9e156b027d8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bb8f9d8a-7ab3-4576-8b9d-2ceb22f0326d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.27027%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Officials are monitoring farm operations and urging stronger safety and hygiene protocols for workers

[{"selector":"#anim-de439907-c7a2-42bf-8cc1-f0d762c453ed [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6ba969f-3b08-4130-ae9c-641f68789f9c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b1b5b26-423c-4b09-8e4c-410679dd3f6a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c0c81e37-0ee3-4507-afd0-6d5ce13d7e1a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-424db513-f99a-4fd2-a6c8-0eef89f90901","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ac05873-93d6-412a-b834-a2b19123f74c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-64972f8e-8329-49c3-8ec8-5cc3b0a0d636","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.27027%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Experts warn of higher risks if the virus mutates to spread easily from human to human

[{"selector":"#anim-f3365aa5-51a6-4a72-a0ff-17c4d34704bb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-17.92016576015026%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d3d2b42-e63d-49e3-90a5-b6339fbbdbf8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-75422717-fb18-40dc-a463-8c0feceba3ce","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44ba185b-332c-4e37-8c33-a6bfc648c8dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b3389b8-82e5-4e70-b463-92c7bf419892","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b158554-996c-4c59-82f8-e8ed0fabdaee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-106e9f70-27cf-437c-864d-2fdc97afda44","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.27027%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Read More Pentagon Accepts Luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar to Replace Trump’s Air Force One ‘I Settled It Through Trade’: Trump Takes Credit for India-Pakistan Ceasefire Effective Ways to Manage Food Cravings Essential Foods for Stronger Bones