Post Reply - H5N1/flu (other types)

   DJ, Also from the FluDiary link in the last post;
Capacity for surveillance and response: 
The Region of the Americas benefits from robust pandemic preparedness initiatives led by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), including the WHO Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework and Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative. PIP and PRET strengthens regional capacities for early detection, surveillance, vaccine deployment and response to zoonotic influenza outbreaks thereby mitigating the potential impact of localized influenza outbreaks and enhancing the region’s readiness to manage any potential spread (4).

 However, it is prudent for countries to enhance event-based surveillance mechanisms at the animal-human interface and continue to monitor influenza through its network of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) surveillance sites.

The available evidence supports a coordinated regional risk assessment of “low” for the general population and “low-to-moderate” for occupationally exposed individuals.
The rapid risk assessment will be reviewed should further epidemiological or virological information become available

Again-I am NOT any kind of expert-but H5N1 most likely also is a "STD" Sexually Transmitted Disease...

A basic problem is do you want to see the problem or ignore it for economic reasons ? 

https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/new-zealand-reports-2640-new-covid-19-cases-and-30-deaths-while-flu-infections-are-now-starting-to-rise or https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/new-zealand-reports-2640-new-covid-19-cases-and-30-deaths-while-flu-infections-are-now-starting-to-rise 

TMN also mentioned an increase of CoViD in both Colorado and the US...

Are we moving towards "Flu-Rona"? TMN-link https://www.esr.cri.nz/digital-library/respiratory-illness-dashboard/ or https://www.esr.cri.nz/digital-library/respiratory-illness-dashboard/ for New Zealand (winter in the south part of the globe !); H1 and H3 types of flu-last days H3 type of flu increasing.

DJ, Australia did see an-imported from India???-H5N1 case. Again H5N1 did NOT reach Australia/New Zealand but flu seems to be high this present winter in that region...

It may indicate H5 may be a growing risk for humans in the "global north". 

Another question has to be how bad H5N1 is...It may be a bit worse then "normal" flu types...So far however in the US most cases were mild. It-however-will further evolve...

Co-infections very likely mean more severe disease. 