The worst bird flu outbreak in history is currently occurring around the world.
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Some wild species, including seals, otters, wild dogs, and foxes, are increasingly contracting the disease in addition to birds.
A contagious
an illness affecting domestic and wild birds, bird flu has been present for a century. It typically starts to flare up in the fall and then subsides in the spring and summer.
Paul Digard, a professor of virology at the Roslin Institute at Edinburgh University, claims that the disease started in ducks in Europe and Asia before spreading to other birds.
The current most common strain of the virus, H5N1, was initially discovered in China in 1996.
Within a few days, it can infect entire flocks of domestic birds and spread through the saliva and droppings of the birds, tainted food, and contaminated water.
Since the outbreak started in October 2021, "an unprecedented number of outbreaks" of bird flu have been detected worldwide, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
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"Devastating impacts on animal health and welfare" and "an alarming rate of wild bird die-offs" have resulted from them.
What makes this outbreak so unusual?
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What steps are being taken to combat the outbreak?
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