FDA Warns for Potential Bird Flu Pandemic That Could Kill One in Four Americans

 Dr. Califf reported that only one human case has been confirmed so far-a farm worker in Texas this past March.

Despite this, the potential for the virus to mutate and spread to humans necessitates rigorous preparedness.

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf Testifies Before The Senate Appropriations Committee The Texas Department of State Health Services previously issued a health alert after confirming the first human case of the novel avian influenza A(H5N1) in the state.

This incident marks only the second time the avian influenza A(H5N1) virus has been identified in a human in the United States.

"We need to continue to prepare for the possibility that it might jump to humans." The FDA's primary concern centers on the possibility of the virus mutating to affect human lungs-a scenario previously observed in other regions where the mortality rate has escalated to 25 percent, or one in every four infected individuals.

Last February 2023, the World Health Organization emphasized that countries should brace themselves for a potential pandemic caused by H5N1. "H5N1 has spread widely in wild birds and poultry for 25 years, but the recent spillover to mammals needs to be monitored closely. For the moment, WHO assesses the risk to humans as low," he added.

According to Tedros, they have only seen "Rare and non-sustained transmission of H5N1 to and between humans" since H5N1 first emerged in 1996. 

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