Health authorities in the US are studying seven people who developed influenza symptoms after being exposed to a Missouri bird flu patient, raising the possibility of the first human-to-human transmission of the infection. This raises serious alarm bells as the mortality rate for HN51 avian influenza in humans is high, with a 52 per cent case fatality rate (CFR) from January 1, 2003, to July 19, 2024. Trump say's it's a hoax to remind people of his covid death march.