Open AccessAvian Influenza
Author(s) -
Daniel R. Pérez,
Erin M. Sorrell,
Ruben O. Donis
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/01.inf.0000188160.83709.b7
Subject(s) - influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , pandemic , biosecurity , culling , human mortality from h5n1 , influenza pandemic , virology , highly pathogenic , environmental health , virus , biology , covid-19 , disease , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , veterinary medicine , ecology , herd , pathology
Humans have faced 3 major influenza pandemics in the 20th century. In recent years, it has become evident that domestic poultry play an important role in the generation of novel influenza strains with the capacity to cross the species barrier and infect and kill humans at an alarming rate. There is particular concern that avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype could cause a pandemic.