The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain has been identified in the United States.
In the US, the US Department of Agriculture, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Department of Health and Human Services work together on this surveillance. There is ongoing surveillance throughout the US and the world to look for "bird flu" in migratory waterfowl.
It is safe to consume properly handled and cooked poultry products, including meat and eggs.Ĭurrent US Situation as of October 16, 2022 It is important to remember that HPAI is primarily a production and economic concern for our poultry industry. For more information about “bird flu” in humans, please visit the CDC website. Currently, avian influenza H5N1 does not pass easily between people. When people get infected with "bird flu" virus, it can cause severe illness and death. In rare instances, the "bird flu" virus can be transmitted to humans primarily through direct exposure to infected birds or the environment where the infected birds live. In poultry, it causes severe illness and death. Rarely, do domestic birds, such as chickens, also get infected with "bird flu" H5N1. Birds infected with highly pathogenic H5N1 virus can experience very mild to very severe symptoms, including death. This virus strain typically infects wild waterfowl, such as ducks.
The H5N1 strain commonly called "bird flu" is the highly pathogenic type. There are two types of influenza A H5N1: highly pathogenic and low pathogenic. "Bird flu" typically refers to an influenza A virus type called H5N1. Humans that get avian influenza usually have come in direct contact with infected birds, birds that have died from avian influenza, or bird droppings from infected birds. Avian influenza viruses usually infect birds, but rare cases of human infection with these viruses have been reported.
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