From Newsgroup: talk.origins
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/4-new-human-h9n2-avian-flu-cases-china-australia-sees-more-h5n1-wild-birds
More cases of H5N1 infection in Austrlia. If this is the virus that
killed the Antarctic Penquins and sea mammals it is the dairy genotype
B3.13 that traveled down South America killing big cats and sea mammals.
They haven't detected any mammalian or poultry infections in Australia
at this time.
There is an update on the H9N2 infections in China. 164 infections, but
only 2 deaths associated with infection and both had "underlying
conditions". H9N2 can infect humans, but it seems to be mild compared
to H5N1 that has a 50% mortality rate in China. The fear is that H9N2
may evolve to be worse than it is at this time.
Ron Okimoto
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