What is the current situation regarding Highly Pathogen Avian Influenza Virus ?
Until now, the epizootic of avian influenza due to Highly Pathogen Influenza A Viruses (HPIAV) of the H5 and H7 subtypes have never been spread so widely, affecting both poultry and migratory birds in South-East Asia. Presently, avian influenza remains a very rare zoonosis because only direct contacts between humans and infected birds in very poor hygienic conditions, allow the virus to be transmitted. From end of 2003 through mid-June 2007, the virus caused 313 infections leading to 191 deaths around the world. The H5N1 virus’ spreading is still a current problem because of its presence in Asia, notably in China and Indonesia. Recent outbreaks of avian influenza in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany show that wild birds (swans?) can be a Trojan horse (as this has been demonstrated in Asia with asymptomatic ducks carriers of the H5N1 virus). In conclusion, the perennial presence of the Highly Pathogenic Influenza A Viruses (HPIAV) of the H5N1 subtypes in countries that do not have en
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