# What's the status of the H5N1 flu outbreak | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health

> Johns Hopkins reports that US H5N1 infections in birds and mammals have declined, and that the CDC has moved from weekly to monthly reporting. The article records three US human cases in 2025 compared with 67 in 2024.

- Date: 2025-07-22 · published 2025-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15986-what-s-the-status-of-the-h5n1-flu-outbreak-johns-hopkins-bloomberg-school-of
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The decline in detections lowers the near-term risk to poultry and dairy supply. Officials still expect risk to rise with the return of migratory birds.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-03-01 | [How to stop the bird flu outbreak becoming a pandemic \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16205-how-to-stop-the-bird-flu-outbreak-becoming-a-pandemic-nature.md) | +0.1% | -6.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-07-26 | [OIE Reports H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak in Myanmar Poultry Farm
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69828-oie-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-in-myanmar-poultry-farm-the-poultry-site.md) | -2.2% | -15.8% |
| HOGS | 2025-03-05 | [Avian flu: the outbreaks in the United States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16017-avian-flu-the-outbreaks-in-the-united-states.md) | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| HOGS | 2017-12-23 | [Saudi Arabia confirms H5N8 bird flu outbreak \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67369-saudi-arabia-confirms-h5n8-bird-flu-outbreak-the-national.md) | +0.9% | +8.7% |
| HOGS | 2024-06-25 | [What Can Farmers Learn From the Current Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16087-what-can-farmers-learn-from-the-current-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cows.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| SBM | 2022-05-23 | [How a US Bird Flu Outbreak Is Making Eggs More Expensive - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41404-how-a-us-bird-flu-outbreak-is-making-eggs-more-expensive-bloomberg.md) | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2022-04-06 | [What we know about the bird flu outbreak : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16285-what-we-know-about-the-bird-flu-outbreak-npr.md) | -1.0% | -7.8% |
| SBM | 2022-12-02 | [The bird flu outbreak is the deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16226-the-bird-flu-outbreak-is-the-deadliest-in-u-s-history-here-s-what-we-know-npr.md) | +10.1% | +12.6% |

## Sources

- publichealth.jhu.edu: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/whats-the-status-of-the-h5n1-flu-outbreak

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