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8 lut 2023 · A novel avian influenza A virus, A(H7N9), was identified in China in March 2013, causing severe illness in humans. This was the first time that a low pathogenic avian influenza A virus was associated with fatal outcomes for humans.
- H5N1
Avian influenza viruses can cause infection in birds and...
- H5N1
3 maj 2024 · Infected birds shed avian influenza viruses through their saliva, mucous and feces. Other animals infected with avian influenza viruses may have virus present in respiratory secretions, different organs, blood, or in other body fluids, including animal milk.
3 paź 2023 · Humans can be infected with avian, swine and other influenza viruses. Direct contact with infected animals (through handling, culling, slaughtering or processing) or indirect contact (through environments contaminated with bodily fluids from infected animals) represent a risk for human infection.
31 maj 2023 · While most avian influenza viruses are not zoonotic, meaning they do not spread from animals to humans, some strains – such as A (H5N1) – can occasionally infect humans and pose a threat to people’s health.
16 maj 2024 · Avian influenza, sometimes known as bird flu, is a disease caused by a virus that mainly affects birds but can also affect mammals, including humans. It primarily spreads from infected birds to humans through close contact with birds or contaminated environments, such as in backyard poultry farm settings and at markets where birds are sold.
17 lut 2022 · Avian influenza viruses can cause infection in birds and humans.
8 cze 2024 · Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is caused by influenza type A virus infections in bird species. Depending on the strain, bird flu may cause the bird to have no symptoms, mild illness, serious illness or lead to the death of the bird. Bird flu rarely infects humans.
