Is bird flu infecting humans? How would we know?

<https://theconversation.com/is-bird-flu-infecting-humans-how-would-we-know-289489>

"Bird flu is circulating among birds on the Australian mainland. So with the
confirmed number of detections growing, you may be wondering about the risk of
birds infecting humans.

So far in 2026, no humans in Australia have been diagnosed with the currently
circulating strain. And evidence from overseas indicates that in the rare
situation this would occur, illness would generally be mild.

But not everyone with flu-like symptoms gets tested. And even if they did, a
general flu test cannot distinguish between bird flu and seasonal flu.

So how would we know if a human caught bird flu from an infected bird?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics