around the disease. Dr. David Nabarro, Chief Avian Flu Coordinator for the United Nations, and former Chief of Crisis Response for the World Health Organization has described himself as "quite scared" about H5N1's potential impact on humans. Nabarro has been accused of being alarmist before, and on his first day in his role for the United Nations, he proclaimed the avian flu could kill 150 million people. In an interview with the International Herald Tribune, Nabarro compares avian flu to AIDS in Africa, warning that underestimations led to inappropriate focus for research and intervention. In February 2020 an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu occurred in Shuangqing District of Shaoyang City, in the Hunan province. After poultry had become ill from the virus the city killed close to 18,000 chickens to prevent the spread of the illness. Hunan borders Hubei province where Wuhan is located, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. See also Antigenic shift Avian influenza virus Favipiravir Fujian flu H5N1 clinical trials H7N9 Influenza research Influenzavirus A International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases National Influenza Centers Swine influenza Zoonosis Notes References Citations Sources Analysis of the efficacy of an adjuvant-based inactivated pandemic H5N1 influenza virus vaccine. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00705-019-04147-7 Ainur NurpeisovaEmail authorMarkhabat KassenovNurkuisa RametovKaissar TabynovGourapura J. RenukaradhyaYevgeniy VolginAltynay SagymbayAmanzhol MakbuzAbylay SansyzbayBerik Khairullin Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems (RIBSP), Zhambyl Region, Republic of Kazakhstan External links Influenza Research Database – Database of influenza genomic sequences and related information. WHO World Health Organization WHO's Avian Flu Facts Sheet for 2006 Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Guide to WHO's H5N1 pages Avian Influenza Resources (updated) – tracks human cases and deaths National Influenza Pandemic Plans WHO Collaborating Centres and Reference Laboratories Centers, names, locations, and phone numbers FAO Avian Influenza portal Information resources, animations, videos, photos FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation – Bi-weekly Avian Influenza Maps – tracks animal cases and deaths FAO Bird Flu disease card FAO Socio-Economic impact of AI Projects, Information resources OIE World Organisation for Animal Health – tracks animal cases and deaths Official outbreak reports by country Official outbreak reports by week Chart of outbreaks by country European Union Health-EU Portal EU response to Avian Influenza. United Kingdom Exotic Animal Disease Generic Contingency Plan – DEFRA generic contingency plan for controlling and eradicating an outbreak of an exotic animal disease. PDF hosted by BBC. UK Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan by the National Health Service – a government