Warning of potential H5N1 bird flu pandemic, deadlier than Covid
News18 — April 4, 2024, 06:00 PM UTC
Summary: Experts warn of a potential H5N1 bird flu pandemic, which could be 100 times deadlier than Covid, with a fatality rate of up to 50%. Since 2003, 52 out of 100 H5N1 cases have been fatal, totaling 462 deaths out of 887 cases. The virus has spread among dairy herds in five US states, prompting concern. The first human infection from a mammal has been reported.
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