Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – H5N1

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – H5N1

There is a strain of the influenza virus called H5N1 that is highly lethal for wild birds anddomestic fowl (chickens, ducks, etc.). It has caused major outbreaks in domestic chicken flocksduring recent decades. On rare occasions, this virus has infected humans who...