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The highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus (short H5N1) was first reported in humans in Hong Kong in 1997. Humans have been infected through contact with sick poultry, but outbreaks among humans have been only sporadic so far. Since 2003, 665 cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) have been found, and 60% of the infected people have died (391 cases) (WHO, 2014). Most infections have occurred in Asia and in the Middle East. In the United States, no infections have been described in birds or humans to date. However, scientists fear that the virus could spark a global pandemic, which may kill millions of people. Unlike other flu viruses, H5N1 does not yet have the ability to spread between humans, but work has shown that the virus only needs five favorable mutations to become transmissible among ferrets (Herfst, 2012). Although the number of human cases has been declining since 2006, the number of outbreaks among birds and poultry remains high. In addition, the virus in constantly evolving. Therefore, WHO recommends monitoring the disease worldwide (WHO 2014), and the H5N1 vaccine has been stockpiled in the United States (CDC, 2014).