The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially ended its emergency declaration for the H5N1 avian flu citing no reported human infections in five months.

A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson said the emergency bird flu response had been “deactivated to transition back to regular program activity” last week due to declining animal infections and no human cases having been reported since February.

“As reports of animal infections with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus (“H5N1 bird flu”) have declined and no human cases have been reported since February 2025, on July 2, 2025, CDC’s H5N1 emergency bird flu response was deactivated to transition back to regular program activity,” the spokesperson said in an official statement adding, “Surveillance, readiness, and response for influenza, including H5N1 bird flu cases, will continue under the purview of CDC’s Influenza Division and other appropriate agency programs.”

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