What Consumers Need to Know about Bird Flu (Influenza H5N1)
Vol. 2025 No. 5, Animal Sciences
Vol. 2025 No. 5

What Consumers Need to Know about Bird Flu (Influenza H5N1): AN403, 9/2025

Animal Sciences
https://doi.org/10.32473/EDIS-AN403-2025
Published 2025-10-07
Ashley McLeod-Morin
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Benjamin Anderson
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Glenn Morris
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Cynthia Sanders
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Colleen Larson
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Ricky Telg
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Annabel Henson
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Chickens in a pen. Photo taken 10-05-19. UF/IFAS Photo by Cristina Carrizosa.
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avian influenza
Influenza A virus
food safety

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McLeod-Morin, Ashley, Benjamin Anderson, Glenn Morris, Cynthia Sanders, Colleen Larson, Ricky Telg, and Annabel Henson. 2025. “What Consumers Need to Know about Bird Flu (Influenza H5N1): AN403, 9 2025”. EDIS 2025 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/EDIS-AN403-2025.
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Abstract

Bird flu is caused by the H5N1 subtype of influenza A virus. This publication aims to help consumers better understand bird flu and ways bird flu may impact consumable products, such as eggs or milk. Written by A. McLeod-Morin, B. D. Anderson, G. Morris, C. Sanders, C. Larson, R. Telg, and A. Henson, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, September 2025.

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References

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. 2025, June 3. "Secure our herds." United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-livestock

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. n.d. "Avian Influenza." https://myfwc.com/research/wildlife/health/avian/influenza/

UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources. n.d. "Bird Flu (Influenza H5N1)." https://piecenter.com/resources/birdflu/

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