Fuck.
Based on a comprehensive review of the Viral Trait Assessment for Pandemics (ViTAP) model, the proliferation of mammalian-adaptive mutations (specifically in the polymerase complex), and the degradation of biosecurity barriers, the pandemic risk score for H5N1 is evaluated at 6.8 on a scale of 1 to 10. This score indicates a pathogen that has cleared the initial barriers of species jump and mammalian replication but has not yet unlocked the final gate of efficient aerosol transmission between humans. However, the trajectory is upward, driven by unchecked circulation in livestock and policy failures in countermeasure deployment.
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