GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization is sounding the alarm for rising avian influenza cases in the Asia Pacific region. They are calling on world governments to share responsibility to contain the growing number of cases.
Reuters reported that H5N1 avian influenza has already been found in areas such as South America and Antarctica.
“Since late 2023, we have observed a rise in human cases and the virus spreading to new animal species,” Kachen Wongsathapornchai, the regional manager of the FAO's Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, said. “The emergence of novel A/H5N1. . .
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