They say now isn't the time to be complacent ⚠️
Experts say that 53 per cent of the 860 people known to have had human cases of the avian disease between 2003 and 2023 have died. Dr Quinton Fivelman, of London Medical Lab, has joined the list of specialists sounding the alarm. He fears people are becoming “used to outbreaks on poultry farms” while the rising spread of the virus from birds to mammals was worrying.
Health officials are saying this is confirming the worst fears of scientists who predicted it could jump from mammals to humans just last month, HullLive reports. The study, published on top infectious disease surveillance website Euro Surveillance, stated that the outbreak happened in Spain in October 2022.
Earlier this month, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organisation's Director-General, expressed concern about avian influenza infections in mammals including minks, otters, foxes and sea lions. He advised people not to touch dead or sick wild animals and for countries to strengthen their surveillance of settings where people and animals interacted.
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