Bird flu: UK health officials make contingency plans

BBC
Feb 26, 2023

Bird flu: UK health officials make contingency plans


UK health experts are sharing details of their Covid-style plans against bird flu, including modelling for the unlikely scenario that it could mutate and cause a pandemic in people.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says there is no evidence H5N1 virus is an imminent threat or can spread between people, despite some getting sick after contact with infected birds.

 

 

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