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Date: 3 May 2009: Source: Own work.This file was derived from: Global spread of H5N1 map.PNG; BlankMap-World6.svg by User:Shizhao and w:en:User:Canuckguy on 2006-02-17 and 2006-11-12 respectively.
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Credit - Westend61—Getty Images. ... H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu. U.S. health agencies say that the virus currently poses a low risk to the general public, even though it is spreading ...
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (A/H5N1) is a subtype of the influenza A virus, which causes the disease avian influenza (often referred to as "bird flu"). It is enzootic (maintained in the population) in many bird populations, and also panzootic (affecting animals of many species over a wide area). [ 1 ]
This is the 66th case of reported H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. this year and the 36th person in California. Thirty-four of the cases have involved dairy workers, and one — a child in Alameda County ...
Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a broad term that refers to several types of influenza that normally infect birds. The bird flu that’s been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1.
Although a wide variety of bird species have been shown to contract and spread Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, from waterfowl to poultry and birds of prey, mammalian infections have been of particular interest to researchers due to their potential to develop mutations that increase the risk of mammal-to-mammal spread and transmission to and among humans.
In a study published May 29, the CDC estimated that there was a 72% to 77% chance that current surveillance would detect one human case of H5N1 in an emergency room or urgent care clinic monthly ...