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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (12): China (SC) H5N6
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- ChinaJust over 7 years ago (May 2014) we saw a report from Sichuan, China of the first known infection by HPAI [highly pathogenic avian influenza] H5N6 avian influenza in humans. At the time, H5N1 and (LPAI) [low pathogenic avian influenza] H7N9 were the biggest avian flu threats, with H10N8 and H9N2 (which is still very much with us) pulling up the rear. While H5N1 has declined markedly since 2015, and China's massive poultry vaccination program, which began in 2017 has -- Read more [...]
