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Bird Flu Could Cause The Next Pandemic - But Not Just Yet
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Guest: Professor Dr Raina MacIntyre, Epidemiologist and Head of Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute
A highly pathogenic strain of avian flu (H5N1) is spreading across the world, infecting not just wild and farmed birds, but increasingly, mammals like cattle and seals as well. With cases of avian flu also detected among humans in countries like the United States all the way to Cambodia, and one confirmed human death from the H5N2 strain, does this mean we should be on high alert for avian flu outbreaks? Will avian flu be the next pandemic? We find out from Prof Dr Raina MacIntyre, Epidemiologist and Head of Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute.
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Presenter: Tee Shiao Eek
Producer: Lim Sue Ann
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Bird Flu Could Cause The Next Pandemic - But Not Just Yet
31 mins
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16:00, 7 Jun 2024
Guest: Professor Dr Raina MacIntyre, Epidemiologist and Head of Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute
A highly pathogenic strain of avian flu (H5N1) is spreading across the world, infecting not just wild and farmed birds, but increasingly, mammals like cattle and seals as well. With cases of avian flu also detected among humans in countries like the United States all the way to Cambodia, and one confirmed human death from the H5N2 strain, does this mean we should be on high alert for avian flu outbreaks? Will avian flu be the next pandemic? We find out from Prof Dr Raina MacIntyre, Epidemiologist and Head of Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute.
Image credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Tee Shiao Eek
Producer: Lim Sue Ann
the bigger picture
health and living
globalhealththreats
bird flu
avian flu
influenza
virus
pandemic
zoonotic diseases
outbreak
epidemic
public health
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