How until there has been detected transmitting the virus from human to human
The virus is also attacking wild birds, a today it has been detected also in suckers on land and in the sea.
According to official data from beginning 2024 year in the US infection with bird influenza has been confirmed in 66 people. According to authorities further cases may have gone undetected.
Although as to now no transmission of the virus from human to human, researchers have been alarmed by the high disease rate. Even if the risk to people is low, we always prepare for all possible scenarios – stated minister of health Xavier Becerra.
Infected are also cows milk
there is a risk, that the bird flu will mix with the seasonal flu, inducing a deadly pandemic, such as those of 1918 and 2009.
The Bird influenza H5N1 virus appeared after the first in 1996 year. From 2020 year. the number of sources of infection in birds has increased exponentially – in the same time the number of infected species of suckers, in this cow milk.
Trump wants to increase prevention measures
The announcement of multi-million investments by the US government came immediately before taking office of president by republican Donald Trump on January 20. In April Time magazine announced, that he wants to abolish the government established by Biden, to prepare
for future pandemics.
Proposed by Trump as the new Secretary of Health, Robert Kennedy Jr, also is skeptical
of vaccination and is attempting to reform the authorities responsible for health care.
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