Bird flu, children and vaccine

Nepal should initiate surveillance to identify possible cattle-to-human bird flu transmission.

Recently, at least three people were diagnosed with influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as “bird flu”, in the United States. This virus was found to be linked to dairy cattle outbreaks. It is a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and its mortality rate is estimated to be higher than 50 percent.