potential to recombine with human influenza A viruses and increase transmissibility among humans. If these avian viruses evolve to efficiently transmit among humans, the world could face a pandemic with “potentially high rates of illness and death worldwide,” according to the CDC.
— Surveillance teams have an eye out for any human cases
by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today March 30, 2022
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/97945
potential to recombine with human influenza A viruses and increase transmissibility among humans. If these avian viruses evolve to efficiently transmit among humans, the world could face a pandemic with “potentially high rates of illness and death worldwide,” according to the CDC.
The bird flu outbreak affecting poultry farms across the U.S. isn’t a cause for concern just yet, but disease surveillance specialists are doing their best to stop the spread and prevent any human cases, experts said.
During this wave of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, the first outbreak in a commercial flock occurred among turkeys in Indiana inearly February, and since then 18 states have reported infections…
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