The doctor admits a new pandemic of bird flu

Let us recall that yesterday it became known that a new mutated type of bird flu had entered Russia. This

The world's first case of human infection with the H5N8 strain of avian influenza virus. Doctor Alexander Myasnikov admitted a new pandemic due to this.

The specialist announced this in his Telegram channel. So, according to him, a new strain of the avian virus is able to undergo mutations, which could ultimately lead to a new pandemic.

“Do you remember my words that the dangerous bird flu is two mutations away from us? Here is the first mutation - from birds to humans, ”Myasnikov shared with his channel subscribers.

The specialist also noted that since 2004, WHO has recorded about 860 cases of avian influenza, and their mortality rate was 53%.