One virologist noted that the “H5N1 strain, detected in Spain, as being similar to one purposely engineered to better infect humans in controversial ‘gain of function’ lab experiments.”
plummeted in April as millions of hens were killed during one of the worst-ever outbreaks of avian influenza.earlier than authorities expected. The highly pathogenic disease was detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indiana.
The state’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks department said the bears were found near the cities of Augusta, Dupuyer and Kalispell, which surround the Flathead National Forest. The FWP said the animals were put down, while noting that these were the first-ever cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus documented in grizzly bears.
The new variant puts bird flu in “uncharted territory”, says Wendy Puryear, a virologist at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Researchers have warned that, without careful precautions, the disease might eventually spread among people.But the trend of minimal transmission among humans may not hold, experts warn. Last week the WHO reported that a previously healthy Ecuadorian girl had been hospitalized with the virus.
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