2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak
id:
2020-2024-h5n1-outbreak-189-580070
title:
2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak
text:
Since 2020, outbreaks of avian influenza subtype H5N1 have been occurring, with cases reported from every continent as of May 2024. Some species of wild aquatic birds act as natural asymptomatic carriers of a large variety of influenza A viruses, which can infect poultry, other bird species, mammals and humans if they come into close contact with infected feces or contaminated material, or by eating infected birds. In late 2023, H5N1 was discovered in the Antarctic for the first time, raising fe
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Global outbreak of avian flu H5N1 in 2020–2024
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932024_H5N1_outbreak
date created:
2023-02-24T23:55:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T03:37:30Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q117062164","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q117062164"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
15