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Bird flu studies show variant from 2016 was one mutation away from binding to human receptors
A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...
Commentary: How likely is it that bird flu will spread to humans on a mass scale?
As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there ...
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How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...
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Americans Are Underestimating Bird Flu. In A Future Pandemic, That Could Be A Problem
Any evidence of a bird virus jumping readily into mammals is a worry, as it could indicate that mutations that allow for ...
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Bird flu now spreading through wild mammals, Texas Parks and Wildlife confirms
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...
Bird flu poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This ...
What scientists fear most about bird flu spread in the U.S.
Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...
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Americans don't think bird flu is a threat, study suggests
A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...