Spillover : Refers to the transmission of an infectious pathogen, such as a virus, between hosts belonging to different species.
Hopefully there will be a vaccine. Until then, mask up!
Man in Mexico dies in first known human case of H5N2 bird flu variant (msn.com)
A 59-year-old male resident of Mexico died after being infected with a bird flu subtype never before confirmed to have spread to humans, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.He had no known exposure to poultry or other animals before being formally diagnosed by a laboratory with the H5N2 subtype of avian flu. The case marks the first time a human has been confirmed to be infected with this subtype, and the first time an avian H5 virus was confirmed in a human being. Experts predict that the disease is heading north.