H5N1 Public Health Resources
Below, you can find a variety of resources available to the general public, policymakers, and educators that we share to encourage access to greater knowledge of the H5N1 outbreak, guidelines, and response.
State of the Outbreak
H5N1 Bird Flu: Current Situation Summary provides an overview of the state- and nationwide cases in humans, wild birds, poultry, and cattle.
H5N1 Bird Flu Detections across the United States (Backyard and Commercial) provides an overview of H5N1 cases in wild birds and poultry throughout the United States by county.
How CDC is monitoring influenza data to better understand the current avian influenza A (H5N1) situation in people provides information on how CDC systems that monitor national, state, and local level influenza data are being used.
Reports, Response, and Public Health Initiatives
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update May 31, 2024 provides weekly updates on the H5N1 situation, what is known and what is being done to mitigate it.
Fact Sheet: In Response to H5N1, HHS and USDA Focus on Protecting Farmworkers outlines the practices the Department of Health and Human Services is putting in place to protect workers most exposed to potential animal-to-human transmission.
USDA, HHS Announce New Actions to Reduce Impact and Spread of H5N1 outlines the practices the US Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services are putting in place to protect workers most exposed to potential animal-to-human transmission.
Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses in U.S. Dairy Cattle and Detection of Two Human Cases — United States, 2024 summarizes what is currently known about H5N1, the countermeasures in place, and what additional investigation is underway.
Guidelines
Prevention and Antiviral Treatment of Bird Flu Viruses in People provides guidance on how to avoid exposure to H5N1 from potentially infected animals, as well as how to proceed after a potential exposure.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Animals: Interim Recommendations for Prevention, Monitoring, and Public Health Investigations provides guidance on how to avoid exposure to H5N1 from potentially infected animals, as well as how to proceed after a potential exposure.
Public Health Tools
Key Public Health Prevention Recommendations for HPAI A(H5N1) provides recommendations for antiviral medication use after exposure to H5N1.
Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) outlines symptoms of avian influenza to recognize, as well as how it is diagnosed and treated.
Protective actions if you work with potentially infected dairy cows is a simple graphic highlighting information for farm workers on how to avoid contracting H5N1.