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Originally Posted by mynah
The avian flu outbreak that started in Asia in 1997 was caused by a species jump. H5N1 had been identified in birds decades before, but had never been seen in humans until then. Unlike the Spanish flu it was marked by low infectivity but very high mortality in those affected - a typical situation in the early stages of a species jump.
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I dont know if I would call whats happened with H5N1 an authentic specie jump yet. Seems its poor handling of the poultry that is infecting people with a few cases of possible human to human transmission.
