Should we be worried about bird flu spreading to mammals?

Bird flu infections have been recorded in varied mammals, together with foxes and mink, however it’s unclear whether or not the virus will be transmitted from one mammal to a different

By Madeleine Cuff

The world is at present within the midst of its largest-ever outbreak of chook flu, and there’s rising proof that mammals are being contaminated.

What is the present chook flu state of affairs?

Since October 2021, when the newest outbreak started, the H5N1 subtype of the virus has unfold by means of seabird colonies, farmed poultry and wild flocks throughout the US, Europe and past. Globally round 15 million home birds have died from chook flu over the previous 15 months, and extra …