Avian Influenza in China

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Avian Influenza in China

Avian influenza has surfaced as one of the fundamental health distress of the 21st century . Influenza strain , H5N1 has the capacity to incidentally infect humans as well as other mammals . Since their reappearance in the year 2003 , exceedingly pathogenic avian influenza viruses have been communicated from poultry to humans either by indirect or direct contact with birds which are infected in numerous China 's provinces , which led to twenty two cases of human infection and created serious consequences

for the Chinese economy . Most people have been deeply concerned whether a novel outbreak will happen in the future . The elimination of pathogenic H5N1 viruses seems to be the most efficient way of preventing an avian influenza epidemic . In essence , the avian influenza epidemic poses numerous challenges to Chinese government and has negatively impacted the on the health and general welfare of Chinese citizens

High Mortality Rates

In 2003 , the international community learnt of reports from Korea of its first case of avian influenza . Shortly after , avian influenza appeared among poultry in several countries in Asia including Thailand China and Vietnam . Since then , the virus spread to Europe and Middle East . As of 2006 , the WHO reported one hundred and seventy instances , of which ninety two have been lethal (Elavander

.1 . In nearly all cases confirmed cases in humans could be connected to contact with sick animals or poultry . While ninety two deaths may not seem significant in the background of other...