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H5N1 influenza virus is a type of influenza A virus which mostly infects birds. H5N1 flu is a concern because its global spread may constitute a pandemic threat. The yardstick for human mortality from H5N1 is the case-fatality rate (CFR); the ratio of the number of confirmed human deaths resulting from infection of H5N1 to the number of those confirmed cases of infection with the virus.
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu among poultry and dairy cows, the United States has recorded its first human death due the virus known as avian influenza A or H5N1.
Whole chicken and turkey prices spiked not just because of the bird flu outbreak, but also widespread inflation, according to the AP. Whole chickens went from an average of $1.62 per pound in ...
On January 6, the Louisiana Department of Health reported the first confirmed bird flu-related death in the United States. The victim, an unidentified Louisiana man, had previously been reported sick with the virus in December after being exposed to a combination of infected backyard chickens and wild birds.
Bird flu seems to be ramping up — the US announced its first human death this week, and the highly contagious virus has spread to all 50 states. With more than 130 million birds and nearly 1,000 ...
In 2015, an outbreak of avian influenza subtype H5N2 was identified in a series of chicken and turkey farming operations in the Midwestern United States.By May 30, more than 43 million birds in 15 states had been destroyed as a result of the outbreak, including nearly 30 million in Iowa alone, the nation's largest egg producer.
Several cats have died from bird flu after consuming raw milk. Workers weigh a live chicken for a customer at a shop in Hong Kong on December 28, 2014. In case you missed: These influencers, RFK ...
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.