Health officials are closely monitoring the situation, with concerns about the virus being transmitted to humans due to frequent contact with cattle on farms.
Researchers are evaluating candidate vaccines and antiviral drugs' effectiveness against the virus and updating diagnostic tools to identify infections in people quickly.
The prior detection of the H5N1 influenza strain in birds in China in 1996 has escalated with widespread occurrences in birds since 2021, occasionally infecting mammals like seals and bears.
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