A new trunk of bird flu (very pathogenic Aviaire influenza or hpai) has been detected on a duck farm In California.
The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) reported earlier this week on its website the outbreak of the Nieuwe Stam, H5N9,.
The most common H5N1 -Stame was also found on the same farm, which is located in Merced County, according to reports.
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“This is the first confirmed case of HPAI H5N9 in Poultry in the United States,” Woah wrote.
A new tribe of bird flu (very pathogenic Aviaire Influenza or HPAI) has been detected on a duck farm in California. (Istock)
Health agencies carry out “extensive epidemiological examination and improved surveillance”, according to the statement.
David J. Cennimo, assistant professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in the Infectious Diseases division to the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, said that this new tribe could indicate the “adaptability” of flu viruses.
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“Birds are generally very sensitive to Aviaire Influenza. Some tribes of the virus are mild, some deadly,” he told Fox News Digital.
H5N9 has been seen in the past, noted Cennimo, and generally causes Mild disease in birds.
“Birds are generally very sensitive to Aviaire Influenza. Some tribes of the virus are mild, some deadly,” an expert told Fox News Digital. (Istock)
“The ducks in California died,” he said. “Genetic tests showed that this H5N9 was different from historical monsters and was in fact a redistribution.”
(Rede -assortment is the process with which flu viruses change gene segments, according to the National Institutes of Health.)
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With flu viruses, scientists call them based on the HS and NS (hemagglutinine and neuraminidase surface proteins), according to Cennimo.
There are “constant mutations” of flu strains, so not all H1 versions are the same, the doctor said.
There are “constant mutations” of flu strains, so not all H1 versions are the same, a doctor said. (Istock)
“This is why people get flu vaccines Every year, and you will see the tension compositions change for a few years, even though they remain H1N1 and H3N2, “he said.
“In this case, the H5 in the H5N9 was the H5 of the currently circulating H5N1 bird flu that is pathogen.”
“Although H5N9 is generally not a very dangerous virus, we have to keep an eye on this new tension.”
With H5N9, he said, the virus seems to have changed his N1 and picked up an N9 from another virus.
This can happen when Two different viruses At the same time he infect the same animal, he said.
Researchers are worried when there are large outbreaks of bird flu in poultry farms, an expert noted. (Istock)
“Although H5N9 is generally not a very dangerous virus, we have to keep an eye on this new tension,” warned Cennimo.
“To date, I am not aware of one human infections With H5N9. Again, this will be monitored. “
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Dr. Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax, a biotechnology company in San Francisco, told Fox News Digital, noted that birds are “constant a reservoir” for many types of flu that normally do not infect people.
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“Researchers follow them, because the bird flash has evolved to become human global pandemic tribes several times in the past,” he told Fox News Digital. “To infect people, they must mutate to adapt from a bird to human host.”
To date, 67 cases of human bird flu have been confirmed in the US and one death, according to the CDC. (Istock)
Researchers are worried when there are great outbreaks van Vogelflus in poultry farms, according to Glanville.
In addition to interfering food supply, having many infected birds in the vicinity of pigs, cows and people increases the risk of mutations that can come across in “mammal infections”.
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“At the moment this is the greatest care for H5N1,” he said. “Other reports of bird flu are worth monitoring, but are currently running a low risk.”
To date, 67 cases of human bird flu have been confirmed in the US and one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
