Two recent strains have been discovered this year; H5N2 and H4N8. According to Fox News, there have been no infectious cases of the disease in humans since the outbreak began in the United States this year, and it is also the most widespread North American bird flu outbreak in over three decades.
“At this point we don’t know very much about these viruses,” Alicia Fry, a CDC medical officer, told Fox News. “They have only recently been identified… It seems the risk for human infection is very low.”
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