
01/08/2025
As 2024 ended, health officials were monitoring the global spread of the H5N1 strain of influenza. Primarily afflicting animals, hashtag human contraction has been minimal. Influenza viruses are pheromonally adaptable, and the danger to humans can be significant. In WADEM’s first podcast of 2025, Infectious Disease Special Interest Group co-chair Rajeev Santiago Fernando discusses the spread and potential risks of H5N1 “bird flu.” Many thanks to Dr. Donald Donahue for moderating.
As 2024 ended, health officials were monitoring the global spread of the H5N1 strain of influenza. Primarily afflicting animals, H5N1 human contraction has been minimal. Influenza viruses are pherom