After the death of 11-year-old girl from bird flu: should we worry or not? “A vaccine is difficult to make”

A variant of bird flu has caused a record number of bird deaths worldwide in recent months. Infected wild birds or poultry can also be dangerous to humans in rare cases: for example, an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia died yesterday from the effects of bird flu. Should we be concerned now? And what can you do to protect yourself and your animals? Researcher Gunther Antonissen (UGent) explains.

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