Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (173): West Africa, poultry, HPAI H5N1, spread, FAO
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (173): West Africa, poultry, HPAI H5N1, spread, FAO
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- Worldwide/UnknownCountries in West Africa, which have been hard hit by the Ebola virus, may soon be battling with a serious bird flu crisis, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on [Mon 20 Jul 2015].The H5N1 bird flu virus is highly contagious and is transmittable to humans. According to the World Health Organization, 447 people across the world have died from it since 2003. The most serious situation is currently in Egypt, with 133 human cases Read more [...]
