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H5N1 is a type of influenza virus that can cause a highly infectious, severe respiratory disease in birds, humans, and other animals.
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It is enzootic in many bird populations, especially in Southeast Asia
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, and has caused the culling of hundreds of millions of birds to stem its spread.
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In the U.S., farmers have lost, or had to kill, over 58 million birds to try and prevent the spread of the virus.
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Symptoms of bird flu in humans include fever, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches.
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Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (A/H5N1) is a subtype of the influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and many other animal species. A bird-adapted strain of H5N1, called HPAI A(H5N1) for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of type A of subtype H5N1, is the highly pathogenic causative agent of H5N1 flu, commonly known as avian influenza ("bird flu"). It is enzootic (maintained in the population) in many bird populations, especially in Southeast Asia. One strain of HPAI A(H5N1) is spreading globally after first appearing in Asia. It is epizootic (an epidemic in nonhumans) and panzootic (affecting animals of many species, especially over a wide area), killing tens of millions of birds and spurring the culling of hundreds of millions of others to stem its spread. Many references to "bird flu" and H5N1 in the popular media refer to this strain.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 - Wikipedia
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H5N1 is a type of influenza virus that causes a highly infectious, severe respiratory disease in birds called avian influenza (or "bird flu")
H5N1 is a type of influenza virus that causes a highly infectious, severe respiratory disease in birds called avian influenza (or "bird flu"). Human
Influenza: H5N1 - World Health Organization
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