Bird Flu 2024 Outbreak

Bird Flu 2024 Outbreak. Dairy cows stand in a field outside. They were already busy with a wide range of projects but grew even busier this year after the h5n1 bird flu unexpectedly jumped into u.s.

There have been four human cases of bird flu in the u.s., including three in 2024. A mild form of avian flu carried by wild birds turned deadly when it infected domestic poultry.