![]() ![]() ![]() The center did say the threat in Europe remains low for the general public, and low to moderate for those in frequent contact with birds, however, the risk assessments contain “high uncertainty.” "With the wide geographical distribution of avian influenza viruses and high number of detections also in wild birds and mammals, sporadic human cases infected with HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) viruses cannot be ruled out whenever people are exposed to infected sick or dead birds," the report said. "The expansion of mammal species identified infected with A(H5N1) viruses as well as the detection of viruses carrying markers for mammalian adaptation in other genes such as the PB2 that correlated with increased replication and virulence in mammals, is of concern," the center said in a report. Just this week, the European Centre for Disease Control warned that mutations found in the H5N1 avian flu virus are “concerning.” It could suggest the potential for bird flu to jump to humans is increasing, the center said. Sign up here to get more stories like this and weekday weather updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.įollowing the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks of viruses such as the bird flu we keep hearing about might make us concerned about another disease jumping, or "spilling over" from animals to humans. Portions of this article originally appeared in the Morning Brief email newsletter. ![]()
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