This is the first instance of bird flu in the United States connected to a backyard flock, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The first severe case of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, sometimes known as “H5N1 bird flu,” in the United States has been reported in a patient in Louisiana. On December 13, 2024, the CDC verified the virus’s existence.
On August 16, 2006, near Sonoma, California, USGS Biologist Science Tech Brooke Hill releases a Western Sandpiper following a test for the highly dangerous H5N1 avian influenza.
This is the first instance of bird flu in the United States connected to a backyard flock, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).