Avian influenza. Why the concern?
Ian G Barr A B D and Frank YK Wong CA WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, VIDRL, Doherty Institute 792 Elizabeth Street߬Melbourne, Vic. 3000, Australia
B The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia
C CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory߬East Geelong, Vic. 3220, Australia
D Email: Ian.Barr@influenzacentre.org
Microbiology Australia 37(4) 162-166 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA16055
Published: 22 September 2016
Abstract
Avian influenza normally has little impact on poultry and wild birds but since 1996, highly virulent viruses have emerged and continue to circulate in many countries. The results of these viruses have been devastating in domestic poultry and they have also spilled over into humans, infecting and killing hundreds and raising the opportunities for the virus to further adapt and possibly cause a future influenza pandemic. This article briefly details these events and discusses the consequences of these viruses continuing to circulate and cause disease.
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