According to the expert, this serotype is new and human immunity is not ready for it. Previously, bird flu was not transmitted from person to person, but considering the increasing number of people getting sick, which shows the evolution of the virus, it becomes clear that this virus is a candidate for a new epidemic.
Kryuchkov noted that previously the “breakdown of the interspecies barrier” rarely occurred, but now the virus is increasingly transmitted to people working on poultry farms. And “it’s only a matter of time before human-to-human spread becomes more active.”
“New serotypes, as a rule, are quite lethal and highly pathogenic compared to the already familiar ones. And when the active spread of the infection begins, the consequences will be much more serious than with the usual flu,” warned the expert.
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Source: Ferra
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