“The Emerging Threat of H5N1 to Human Health” (NEJM)

By Michael G. Ison, M.D. and Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., M.P.H.

From the Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (M.G.I.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (J.M.), Bethesda, MD.

“……The past weeks have seen more cases detected in more states as well as more persons with respiratory illness acquired through exposure to poultry or from an unknown source. Without a clearer understanding of the extent of exposure, infection, viral evolution, and transmission, we will be unable to properly protect our communities from a pathogen that has proven to be a formidable challenge to human and animal health.”

to read the full article go to
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2416323