Bird Flu 2024. Updated 8:54 am edt, thu april 11, 2024. The h5n1 avian flu virus has been causing outbreaks among poultry in the united states, with 48 states.

The type of h5n1 that has been decimating bird populations for the last few years was first discovered in. 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.