H5N1 is not new. It was first detected in 1996 in China. The virus was detected in wild birds in Canada and the United States in late 2021. In February 2022, the virus begins causing outbreaks in U.S. commercial and backyard poultry. Rare, sporadic human infections with this H5N1 virus are detected, as well as sporadic infections in mammals. But the current problem is considered low.
wy69
Yeah strange that relatively old “H5N1” bird flu is being hyped by the news media (or maybe just the “Daily Mail”?)...even the crisis prone CDC says “nothing burger”(low risk) RE: H5N1:
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0401-avian-flu.html