H5N1

English thumb|Influenza nomenclature Noun - H5N1 en medicine A strain of avian influenza, often lethal in humans but not transmissible between humans. en Edward Helmore First outbreak of rare bird flu strain reported at California poultry farm w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/bird-flue-h5n9-california 2025-01-27 Authorities said the discovery of H5N9 bird flu in poultry came alongside the detection of the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced county, California, and that almost 119,000 birds on the farm had been killed since early December. https://web.archive.org/web/20250325162035/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/bird-flue-h5n9-california Quotations 2005: At present, H5N1 flu strain poses only a limited threat to humans as it cannot spread easily between people. — Case of Bird Flu Drug Resistance, BBC Online. Related terms en H1N1