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{{stub}} '''Avian flu''' or '''bird flu''' refers to one of several [[influenza]] type A viruses,<ref name="types">{{Cite web | url = https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/viruses/types.htm | title = Types of Influenza Viruses | last = | first = | author-link = | date = 2021-11-02 | website = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|language=en-us| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref> those most likely to cause concern in humans are *Influenza type A H5N1 (since 1997) *Influenza type A H5N6 (since 2014) *Influenza type A H5N8 (since 2016) *Influenza type A H7N9 (since 2013)<ref name="NHS-birdflu" /> While avian flu rarely infects humans, some variants have caused concern. Most strains of avian flu that can infect humans do not spread between people, and are caught from direct or indirect contact with poultry.<ref name="NHS-birdflu">{{Cite web | url = https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bird-flu/ | title = Bird flu | last = | first = | author-link = | date = 2017-10-19 | website = [[National Health Service]]|language=en| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref> == Influenza vaccines == Annual influenza vaccines do not protect against avian flu, but do protect against other inflenza type A and B strains.<ref name="NHS-birdflu" /> ==See also == * [[Influenza]] (seasonal) * [[Influenza A]] * [[Influenza B]] * [[Influenza vaccine]] * [[Vaccine]] ==Learn more == *[https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bird-flu/ Bird flu] - NHS *[https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/viruses/types.htm Types of Influenza] - CDC ==References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Virology]] [[Category:Viruses]] [[Category:Influenza viruses]]
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