US EditionThe US Hasn’t Seen a Human Bird Flu Case in 3 Months. Experts Are Wondering Why
- The U.S. Has not reported any new human H5N1 bird flu cases since early February 2025, raising questions among experts.
- This pause in human cases follows a known seasonal pattern and coincides with a drop in testing and surveillance after late 2024.
- Most infections since early 2024 occurred among dairy and poultry workers with mild symptoms, while over 120 domestic cats died after exposure to infected poultry.
- Experts like Gregory Gray and Michael Osterholm emphasize no concealment is occurring and note that severe hospitalizations would not go unnoticed, but highlight the need to ramp up surveillance.
- Ongoing studies funded by a $4 million CDC grant aim to test dairy workers for past exposure, while officials urge continued vigilance given a moderate risk of a future bird flu pandemic.
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Human Bird Flu Cases Are Suddenly Tougher to Find
Over a 14-month period, 70 people in the US were confirmed to have bird flu. But since early February, the number of new diagnoses stands at zero—leaving experts to question why reports of new human cases have essentially stopped. The AP chalks a lot of it up to seasonality:...
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AgUpdateThe U.S. hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why
By MIKE STOBBE and JONEL ALECCIA Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped. Has the search for cases been weakened by government cuts? Are immigrant farm workers, who have accounted for many of the U.S. cases, more afraid to come forward for testing amid the Trump administration’s deportation push? Is it just a natural ebb in infection…
Why haven't we seen a human bird flu case in 3 months?
Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped. Has the search for cases been weakened by government cuts? Are immigrant farm workers, who have accounted for many of the U.S. cases, more afraid to come forward for testing amid the Trump administration's deportation push? Is it just a natural ebb in infections? “We just don't know why there …
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