, that has seen a wide range of mammals - including otters and foxes - infected since October last year.-style modelling to predict what might happen if the bug began transmitting from human-to-human.
Under a 'mild scenario' the scientists estimated that one in 400 people who caught bird flu would die. While bird flu typically affects poultry and wild birds, it can be transmitted to mammals, including humans.Only 870 people have been infected with bird flu in the past 20 years - and 457 of these died., 79, a retired engineer in Devon, caught it from ducks in his home in December 2021.The main symptoms of bird flu can appear very quickly and include:Other early symptoms may include:
Oh just deck off.
Yet another ploy to disrupt our food chain.
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