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Bird Flu in Mammals Doubles, Raising Pandemic Concerns
- A recent report revealed that mammalian cases of avian influenza more than doubled in 2024, reaching 1,022 outbreaks across 55 countries, according to an international animal health monitoring agency.
- This rise follows historic bird flu spread that killed or culled over 630 million birds worldwide in the past two decades, increasing the virus's contact with mammals.
- Mammals infected include cattle, dogs, cats, and a red fox in Virginia, where this virus has started spreading beyond birds, raising public health concerns and increasing egg prices.
- Emmanuelle Soubeyran, WOAH's director general, emphasized that the situation goes beyond a typical animal health issue, representing a worldwide crisis that is disrupting agriculture, food security, trade, and natural ecosystems.
- The increased mammal outbreaks elevate the risk that the virus could adapt for human transmission, though the overall human infection risk currently remains low.
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Commentary: Who’s afraid of a little blue bird?
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Times of India
Insider PaperBird flu outbreaks in mammals double, raising human risk: report
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Miami Herald
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