, also known as '''A(H5N1)''' or '''H5N1''', is a subtype of the '' Influenza A Virus '' that is capable of causing illness in many species, including humans.
An Asian lineage strain of HPAI A(H5N1) is Spreading Globally . It is Epizootic (an epidemic in nonhumans) and panzootic (a disease affecting animals of many species, especially over a wide area) killing tens of millions of birds and spurring the Culling of hundreds of millions of other birds in an attempt to control its spread. Most references in the media to "bird flu" and most references to H5N1 are about this specific strain.
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