Massive New Bird Flu Outbreak Could Be 2022’s Deadly Pandemic
以色列國家安全委員會已經開始控制在加利利爆發的大規模禽流感疫情，科學家警告說，這可能成為人類的“大規模災難”。
Israel’s National Security Council has assumed control of a massive bird flu outbreak in the Galilee, which scientists warn could become a “mass disaster” for humans.
每年有超過5億隻候鳥經過這個地區，前往非洲溫暖的冬季或歐洲溫暖的夏季，使這裡成為大型禽流感爆發的災難性地點ーー正是全球鳥類旅行的樞紐。
Over half a billion migrating birds pass through the area every year, heading for warm African winters or balmy European summers, making this a catastrophic location for a major bird flu outbreak—right at the nexus of global avian travel.
如果這種病毒感染人類，它可能是致命的。世界衛生組織說，該組織自2003年以來追蹤的863例確診病例中，有一半以上是致命的。大多數禽流感病毒株或變種 h5n1相對較難傳播給人類。
The virus can be deadly if it infects people. The World Health Organization says more than half of the confirmed 863 human cases it has tracked since 2003 proved fatal. Most strains or variants of avian flu, H5N1, are relatively difficult to transmit to people.
