Experts have said that fewer people are infected with the flu than at any time in the last 130 years. Experts believe the beast appears to have been wiped out almost after 95 percent of its prey. According to reports by the Daily Mail, during the second week of January, which is also the worst time for the seasonal virus, flu-like symptoms were reported as GPs at 1.1 per 100,000 person. In the last five years, he has averaged 27.
According to the reports, the director of the World Health Organisation’s flu control and information center, John McCauley, said last time there was evidence of such low levels when still just counting flu deaths. This was before the flu pandemic of 1889-90, in the year 1888. Oxford University Professor of Primary Care Simon de Lusignan said that the flu had now been completely eradicated .
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Avian flu revolution in different countries
In another important development, the avian flu revolution has been proven in different parts of the world. The revolution was witnessed in countries such as South Korea, Japan, India, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, northern Germany and Belgium. In South Korea, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said 18.8 million chickens and other poultry animals were slaughtered at various farms across South Korea. This comes as a measure to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu. The country reported its first case of bird flu at a duck farm in the North Jeolla region in late November.
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According to reports by ANI, South Korea’s warning level has been raised to ‘high risk’. Also, chickens within a radius of three kilometers from farms exposed to the virus must be culled, according to the law. South Korea confirmed its first case on November 28 at a duck farm just 290 kilometers south of Seoul. As it was released by the ministry, the government began to take steps to prevent the virus from spreading.
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