Does Avian Influenza threaten human health?
A. LP Avian Influenza poses no known serious threat to human health, however some strains of HP Avian Influenza viruses can be infectious to people. Since December 2003, a growing number of Asian countries have reported outbreaks of HPAI in chickens and ducks. Humans also have been affected, most of who had direct contact with infected birds. The rapid spread of HPAI in 2004 and 2005 is historically unprecedented and of growing concern for human health as well as for animal health.
