Avian Influenza in Dogs and Cats

Avian Influenza in Dogs and Cats

The ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has spread from Asia to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East over the past few years. Since 1997, approximately 172 people have been infected, and half of these have died. This is of serious concern because the virus already has some ability to spread from infected birds to humans. If the virus mutates and gains the ability to rapidly spread from human to human, there is significant risk of catastrophic pandemic similar to the 1918 Spanish influenza virus.

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