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Avoiding four fallacies in the fair allocation of influenza countermeasures

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Since first detected in 1996, the highly pathogenic H5N1 ‘bird influenza’ has been perennially widespread in wild birds and poultry worldwide. Outbreaks among cattle in the USA and recent infections in other mammals, both wild and domestic, have renewed public health concerns. Moreover, the 2024–2025 influenza season revealed 70 confirmed human H5N1 infections in the USA alone. If another mutation enables H5N1 transmission between humans, severe consequences could result.

Source: BMJ Global Health

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018391

Authors: Govind Persad, Johan L Dellgren, Ezekiel J Emanuel

Institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Bergen, University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Influenza Virus Research Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,679