¿La gripe aviar podría llegar a los humanos?

Científicos de China e Inglaterra analizaron un subtipo del patógeno y plantearon su posible capacidad de contagiar a personas.

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Con ratones y hurones como modelos para la infección humana, el estudio encontró que el virus sufrió cambios adaptativos. Esto le permiten causar infecciones graves en animales y hacerlo transmisible por vía aérea entre ellos.

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De acuerdo a los autores del estudio, en humanos la infección por el virus aviar H3N8 ha demostrado causar síntomas como dificultad respiratoria aguda y puede, en ciertos casos, ser fatal.

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Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), “la gripe aviar, es una enfermedad infecciosa que principalmente afecta a las aves y es causada por un virus de la familia Orthomyxoviridae".

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En Argentina, el Senasa informó que hay focos de gripe aviar en las costas de Puerto Madryn (provincia de Chubut) y Sierra Grande (Río Negro), entre otros puntos del país.

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En el último mes, murieron por este virus 230 lobos marinos en 13 ciudades de la costa atlántica.

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No obstante, hasta el momento, no se han registrado casos en humanos en relación con estos focos.

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