Vigilance Urged Against Bird Flu Amid Ongoing Outbreaks in Mammals

JAMA. 2023 Aug 15;330(7):583-584. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.14442.
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Plain language summary

This Medical News article discusses the risk to humans from the currently circulating highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Birds* / virology
  • Disease Outbreaks* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Influenza in Birds* / epidemiology
  • Influenza in Birds* / prevention & control
  • Influenza in Birds* / transmission
  • Influenza, Human* / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human* / etiology
  • Influenza, Human* / prevention & control
  • Influenza, Human* / virology
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Mammals* / virology