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Requested move 29 January 2025

It has been proposed in this section that 2020–2025 H5N1 outbreak be renamed and moved to 2020–2025 avian influenza outbreak.

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2020–2025 H5N1 outbreak → 2020–2025 avian influenza outbreak – In light of recent reporting by CIDRAP that H5N9 was detected at a duck farm, should we keep the COMMONNAME or move the article to reduce potential confusion? And if we decide to move,
Option 1: Move to the page above, or
Option 2: 2020–2025 H5N1 outbreak → 2020–2025 H5 subtype influenza outbreak
⸺(Random)staplers 05:35, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose- adding "avian" to the title doesn't really add value. If anything, it detracts by implying a focus on birds, when in fact its the non-avian H5N1 infections which are causing most concern. There are plenty of sources using the phrase "bovine flu" for the mammal-adapted strain of H5N1, we don't want to start a new page for that (yet). See here

Oppose also the second suggestion as premature; CIDRAP have reported this one as the first in the USA - but there have been plenty of other H5N9 infections in ducks recorded worldwide. There is concern over this one because there's a simultaneous infection with H5N1. However no evidence (yet) of a new strain emerging. Bob (talk) 16:17, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]