Expert reveals Bird flu spillover to other species poses global health threat

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International human and animal health experts warn the H5N1 avian influenza is evolving quickly and posing a global health threat as the virus is increasingly crossing species barriers and infecting a wide range of domestic and wild mammals.

?These developments pose significant challenges to animal, human and environmental health,? Dr. Gregorio Torres, veterinarian and head of the science department at the World Organization for Animal Health, told journalists in Geneva Tuesday.

He noted that avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been reported in 108 countries and territories over five continents in the last three years.

?And as of December 2024, the infection has been detected in over 70 species of domestic and wild mammals. This includes the ongoing detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in the United States,? Torres said.

?So far, the close monitoring of the virus has not found markers that could suggest effective mammalian adaptation, but we know this can change at any time,? he said.