Bird Flu News 2024 In. On 22 may 2024, the international health regulations (ihr) national focal point (nfp) for india reported to who a case of human infection with avian influenza a(h9n2) virus. A highly infectious type of bird flu began spreading in dairy cows across the us earlier this year, providing the pathogen with one of its best opportunities to date to evolve and.
The avian flu virus isolated from a hospitalized teenager in vancouver has mutations in key areas that could help the virus spread more easily in humans, scientists say. H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and u.s.