Bird Flu: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – An Update

In the last few years, a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) virus has caused the deaths of millions of seabirds and waterfowl worldwide, and many more millions of factory-farmed poultry being culled to halt the spread of the virus. WBI wrote about the emergence of this virus and its poten...

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Main Author: Rowan, Andrew N
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Published: WBI Studies Repository 2023
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Online Access:https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/wbn/vol5/iss2/2
https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1143&context=wbn
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Summary:In the last few years, a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) virus has caused the deaths of millions of seabirds and waterfowl worldwide, and many more millions of factory-farmed poultry being culled to halt the spread of the virus. WBI wrote about the emergence of this virus and its potential danger to humans in our last WellBeing News. The virus continues to spread and mutate and has caused the deaths of some mammals and a few humans.