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Influenza (flu) 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. [ 2][ 3 ...
Avian flu is highly contagious among birds and can sicken or kill certain domesticated bird species including chickens, ducks and turkeys. It has a 90% to 100% mortality rate in chickens, often ...
4 new bird flu cases confirmed in poultry workers. Sarah Fortinsky. July 15, 2024 at 7:40 AM. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Sunday four new human cases of avian ...
In the early 2020s, an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza subtype H5N8 has been occurring at poultry farms and among wild bird populations in several countries and continents, leading to the subsequent cullings of millions of birds to prevent a pandemic similar to that of the H5N1 outbreak in 2008. The first case of human transmission of avian ...
Three people helping cull poultry at a farm in northeast Colorado have been identified as presumed positive cases of avian influenza, according to the state health department and the US Centers ...
Influenza (flu) H5 N2 is a subtype of the species Influenzavirus A (avian influenza virus or bird flu virus). The subtype infects a wide variety of birds, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, falcons, and ostriches. Affected birds usually do not appear ill, and the disease is often mild as avian influenza viral subtypes go.
Influenza (flu) H 5 N 8 is a subtype of the influenza A virus (sometimes called bird flu) and is highly lethal to wild birds and poultry. [1] H5N8 is typically not associated with humans. However, seven people in Russia were found to be infected in 2021, becoming the first documented human cases.
Bird flu is a disease caused by infection with avian influenza A viruses, which occur naturally among wild aquatic birds and circulate among poultry, TODAY.com previously reported.