The United Nations -National Agency warns of bird flu.

The continuous spread of the nurse Bird flu On Monday, the United Nations from all over the world warned to an “unprecedented” range.

Speaking at a conference in Rome, the main members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met to discuss the outbreak of global influenza.

They warned that the virus’s ability to spread to other mammals means that countries need to act quickly to enhance biological security and improve monitoring.

“The world is currently facing the global pathogenic influenza of pathogens … the virus has changed and again we need efforts to control it,” said Jodfrey Maginzi.

He warned that the crisis threatens “with serious effects on food security and food supplies in countries, including the loss of valuable nutrition, rural functions, income, shocks of local economies and of course increasing consumer costs.”

Once it is limited to a few continents, bird flu has spread on all five continents since 2021, affecting more than 528 species, the organization warns.

The agency added that the virus is now in 124 countries, which caused the death of 47 million wild birds, while more than 600 million local birds were executed in efforts to control the outbreak of the disease.

Although bird flu usually does not affect humans, rare cases occur. From 2003 to 2024, The World Health Organization mentioned 954 human bird flu, including 464 deaths.

One of the latest cases included the first death of bird flu in the United States. The person, from Louisiana, was transferred to the hospital with severe respiratory symptoms after contacting sick and dead birds in the herds of the backyard He later died in January.

“The influenza is a highly pathogenic bird, it is an urgent threat, but it is also an increasing threat,” said Bekloul’s Deputy Director General of the Organization.

She said during the conference: “It is clear that this cross -border crisis that requires a well -coordinated global response. At this moment, a well -coordinated global response requires a good coordinated response, while still encouraging national governments to amplify their own efforts to take appropriate protection and mitigation as well.”

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She added that the increasing threat to bird influenza has a devastating effect on farmers, food security and national economies – and in the end consumers.

For example, bird flu outbreak forced farmers to execute millions of chicken and home birds, creating eggs and increasing prices, specifically in the United States

Egg prices in Canada remained relatively stable, even with bird flu that affect poultry farms. But the experts have warned before There is nothing that does not guarantee that egg prices will not rise in Canada.

While bird flu continues to influence farmers and consumers, Bechdol warned that it is more than just a “agricultural crisis”.

She said: “The non -controlled spread of bird influenza and another animal disease poses serious risks to global health, to human health … just as we saw with Ebola and other human epidemics.”

in spite of The current risks of the general public It is still low, Experts warn That every time the virus jumps into a new type, it has more opportunities for mutation and development, which increases the possibility of human infection.

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