Bird Flu In 2024. A major outbreak of a new strain of bird flu — formally named influenza a virus subtype h5n1 — has since killed millions of wild birds and infected poultry, dairy. The first human case of h5n1 bird flu linked to an outbreak in dairy cows in the united states was reported on april 1, 2024, in texas.
Bird flu, also known as the avian flu or highly pathogenic avian influenza (), has been of concern to experts since it crossed the species barrier and infected cattle. Bird flu outbreaks among dairy cows in multiple states, and at least one infection in farmworker in texas, have incited fears that the virus may be the next.
