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Bookmark or Share- Avian Influenza Type A | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease Control ...Avian influenza A viruses are classified into the following two categories: low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) A viruses, and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A viruses. The categories refer to molecular characteristics of a virus and the virus' ability to cause disease and mortality in chickens in a laboratory setting .
- H5N1 Bird Flu: What You Need to Know > News - Yale Medicine"Avian influenza A (H5N1)," "bird flu," and "H5N1 bird flu" all refer to an illness caused by influenza type A viruses, which primarily affect birds. H5N1 bird flu was first identified in geese in China in 1996 and in people in Hong Kong the following year.
- Influenza (Avian and other zoonotic) - World Health Organization (WHO)Humans can be infected with avian, swine and other influenza viruses. Direct contact with infected animals (through handling, culling, slaughtering or processing) or indirect contact (through environments contaminated with bodily fluids from infected animals) represent a risk for human infection.
- Bird Flu | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAvian influenza or bird flu refers to the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza (flu) Type A viruses.
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): H5N1, Causes, Symptoms & TreatmentAvian influenza, commonly called “bird flu,” is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and other animals. It can sometimes spread to people. In humans, H5 subtypes of influenza A are the most common cause.
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