Even a Less-Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Could Be Extremely DangerousChristine Gorman
Researchers studying the evolution of the bird flu virus over the past 18 years have shown how the strain currently circulating worldwide, an extremely deadly form of the H5N1 subtype, has become increasingly infectious to wild birds. The strain emerged in Europe in 2020, and has spread to an...
If infected, ‘pirate seabirds’ could rapidly spread the avian flu because of their ability to cover vast distances. They could transmit the virus not only to their mates and chicks—which live in tightly packed colonies conducive to spreading disease—but al...
Development of the vaccine started last year after bird flu outbreaks in Thailand and Vietnam and animal trials have already been completed said Yin Wei-dong managing director of Sinovac Biotech.“It is not a virus that is spreading from human to human,so we are very optimistic② ” Yin ...
KOMO News is reporting that the first documented case of a deadly virus that originated in China has been detected in Washington state.The novel (new) coronavirus has killed 6 people in China already. Enter your number to get our free mobile app According to the Centers for Disease Control...
Dread Reckoning: H5N1 Bird Flu May Be Less Deadly to Humans Than Previously Thought--or NotHelen Branswell
5 questions on H5N1: scientists now know that the deadly bird flu virus is capable of causing a human pandemic. That makes tackling the remaining unknowns all the more urgentEd Yong
Man in southern China dies of deadly H5N1 bird flu, health officials say
Scientists find key to fighting deadly bird flu Antibodies could defeat H5N1 virusJAMES MORGAN
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