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A bird-adapted strain of H5N1, called HPAI A(H5N1) for "highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of type A of subtype H5N1", is the causative agent of H5N1 flu. HPAI A(H5N1) is considered an avian disease, although there is some evidence of limited human-to-human transmission of the virus. [2]
Avian influenza, also known as avian flu or bird flu, is a disease caused by the influenza A virus, which primarily affects birds but can sometimes affect mammals including humans. [1] Wild aquatic birds are the primary host of the influenza A virus, which is enzootic (continually present) in many bird populations.
From February to April 2022, avian flu outbreaks in United States have resulted in the culling of more than 22.8 million birds in 24 states. [24] Avian flu has affected England. In Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex, poultry has been mandated to be kept indoors after the affected areas were placed in an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone. [25]
The UK Health Security Agency says bird flu is "primarily a disease of birds" and the risk to the general public is very low. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The UK government has bought more than 5 million doses of bird flu vaccine to fight a potential pandemic as cases among animals increase.. The move comes amid an increase in the spread of the ...
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The spread of avian influenza in the eastern hemisphere. According to the United Nations FAO, wild water fowl likely plays a role in the avian influenza cycle and could be the initial source for AI viruses, which may be passed on through contact with resident water fowl or domestic poultry, particularly domestic ducks. A newly mutated virus ...
A case of bird flu has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a farm in East Yorkshire. The virus, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), was discovered near Beverley and all ...