42+ H5N8 Avian Influenza Gif. The strains are similar to korean strains found earlier in the year and were potentially spread by migrating wild birds. Oie situation reports for avian influenza (latest update:
Why does avian influenza subtype h5n1 cause so much concern? Bird flu is a fatal disease of chickens, turkeys, guinea fowls, and other avian species, especially migratory waterfowl. Oie situation reports for avian influenza (latest update:
The type with the greatest risk is highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai).
According to the who, people usually get infected through direct contact with animals or contaminated environments, and there is no sustained. In spring and summer 2015, leading to billions in lost revenue for the u.s. All 10,500 birds at the farm will be humanely culled to limit the spread of the disease. The last three iav pandemic strains as such, reassortment of human iav with avian iav presents a pandemic risk.