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The ongoing H5N1 avian flu pandemic in wild birds (and all its various spillovers into domestic poultry, cattle, wildlife and sometime people) has led to a lot of questions about how we handle situations that increase human or domestic mammal contacts with wild birds. This includes a range of activities and animals, including:

  • Backyard bird

Yes, I’m prone to making typos. No, this title isn’t one of them.

While we’re in the midst of an unprecedented international outbreak of H5N1 avian flu (with ongoing spillover into mammals), there’s a new kid on the block: H5N5 influenza. I think recent reports of H5N5 were glossed over by some who didn’t realize