The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it is “closely monitoring” the detection of bird flu in mammals recently reported in several countries including the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.
The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is “closely monitoring” the detection of bird flu in mammals recently reported in several countries including the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.
“Over the past few weeks, there have been several reports of mammals including minks, foxes, otters, and sea lions having been infected with H5N1 Avian Influenza. H5N1 has spread widely on wild birds and farm poultry for 25 years but the recent spillover to mammals needs to be monitored closely,” said WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
According to a report by Agence-France Presse, the spillover of the highly-transmissible virus common among wild birds and domestic poultry was reported in the UK, US, and France. Briand clarified the virus is “zoonotic” and remains “very adaptive” to animals and not humans, adding that due to its attributes, it is vital to contain the spread of the virus in animals to prevent transmission to the human population.
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