Bird Flu Epidemic 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.

The bird flu virus, h5n1, is not spreading among people. 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.