Why the virus increasingly worries scientists in the United States

Why the virus increasingly worries scientists in the United States


Scientists are more and more convinced that The future world pandemic will come from a bird. Two -thirds of human diseases come from animals, from viruses that have adapted to us. Right now, Researchers are particularly interested in H5N1. It was this famous virus that decimated duck farms in France a few years ago. Since the vaccination of volatiles, there are fortunately practically no more cases. But In the United States, avian influenza has transferred in industrial poultry farms. And as these are often installed alongside giant dairy farms, the virus has also contaminated cattle, thus affecting mammals. 950 farms have been affected for a year.

This highly pathogenic H5N1 is even transmitted to humans. 66 cases were identified in 6 months in the United States. They are mainly dairy farms employees with more or less mild symptoms: conjunctivitis, nasal flow, fever, aches. But What is more worrying is this first death in a 65 -year -old man, owner of poultry, in Louisiana.

In France, the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Labor Health Safety, actively monitors all avian viruses in its Avian Avian Aviary Reference Laboratory. The researchers opened one of their very secure buildings in RTL.

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