The Biden administration has released nearly $2bn to tackle the outbreak, the majority of which ($1.5m) allocated to the USDA to stop the spread among animals. Of the total, $360m has been spent to protect the public, as the risk to humans remain low according to the CDC.

The death comes as multiple infectious diseases are surging throughout the US, including the 10th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and major spikes in seasonal influenza, norovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),

Though H5N1 has been circulating nationwide in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals since 2022, you may have only been hearing about it recently because of its jump to dairy cattle. The first positive case was documented in Texas on March 25, 2024.

The rise of bird flu across farms in California has raised questions about the virus and its potential threat to humans. While the threat to humans is currently small.

ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal reports on the increasing number of bird flu cases in the U.S. on “This Week.” Director Denis Villeneuve, who is receiving the Visionary Award tonight at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival,