Joan Melody

Bird Flu 2024 Outbreak. With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the united states, officials say the risk posed by the h5n1 bird flu virus could rise — and they’re taking steps to prevent the creation of. Like other viruses, it has evolved over time, spawning newer versions of itself.

A strain of bird flu has caused ‘mass mortality events’ on every continent but australia. The bird flu virus drawing attention today — type a h5n1 — was first identified in 1959.