, researchers warn that bird flu outbreaks are a global concern that must be mitigated by governments before the virus has the chance to evolve to spread among humans.H5N1 is a type of influenza virus that causes a highly infectious and severe respiratory disease in birds. While human cases of the disease occur occasionally, the infections are difficult to spread from person to person.
, turkeys, and game birds in commercial and backyard flocks have been culled after the disease was detected on their premises. “The ongoing 2021–2022 wave of avian influenza H5N1 is unprecedented in its rapid spread and extremely high frequency of outbreaks in poultry and wild birds, and is a continuing potential threat to humans,” Michelle Wille and Ian Barr, Australian researchers at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, explained in a statement. , and it can be absolutely deadly in bird populations. The virus has already resulted in mass mortality events in wild birds.
According to the experts, prolonged human-to-human transmission has yet to be documented, and further adaptation to this already dangerous virus could boost its ability to efficiently transmit between humans, posing a potential pandemic risk. If we want to combat such a scenario, international health and agricultural organizations must take each avian influenza outbreak seriously, especially in environments where humans are directly involved, according to Wille and Barr. TheyAdvertisementStay ahead with the latest science, technology and innovation news, for free:
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