Avian Flu Update 2025. The usda’s animal and plant health inspection service (aphis) has reported 124 new cases of highly pathological. Cases have continued to rise in the opening days of 2025.

On january 31, 2025, the usda animal and plant health inspection service (aphis) national veterinary services laboratories (nvsl) confirmed by whole genome sequence the first. Avian influenza refers to influenza a viruses that primarily circulate in wild and domestic birds, hence the colloquial name “bird flu.” the h5n1.