BIRD FLU. “Why are medical experts concerned about the bird flu?” – “First, birds are highly efficient and effective disease spreaders. Birds do not respect borders, fences or customs.”

BIRD FLU. “…the virus is just a few mutations away from enabling human-to-human transmission. “This is an incredibly nasty virus in terms of its ability to cause disease in a lot of things it infects,” …”It is going to be a hard task for the virus to make the change, but if it does, it is going to be potentially horrific.”

“The first human case of H9N2 influenza virus (bird flu) has been reported in Europe. A human infection was recorded by the Italian Ministry of Health on March 25, 2026.”

“Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported two new human cases of H9N2 avian influenza infection from mainland China, with symptom onset in late December 2025 and mid-January 2026.”

“According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, from 9 to 15 January 2026, three new cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus were reported. All three cases were reported from China.”

“Even so, something unprecedented has happened. In early 2024, H5N1 was found in dairy cattle in the United States.”

“The first human to have ever been infected with the H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed late Friday.”