Cats May Help Spread Bird Flu, Scientists Warn
Cats "shed the virus through both respiratory and digestive tracts, potentially creating multiple routes of exposure to ...
ScienceAlert3d
A Single Mutation Could Bring Bird Flu a Critical Step Closer to a New Pandemic
With the H5N1 bird flu virus spreading quickly across animals in the US, experts are on high alert for signs of ...
STAT8d
Single mutation in H5N1 bird flu virus may make it more infectious to humans, study finds
Study published in Science says a single hemagglutinin mutation, similar to one seen in a Canadian case, could make H5N1 ...
How Much Of A Risk Is Bird Flu? Study Raises Fears For Humans
A bird flu virus spreading widely among U.S. cattle only needs to change slightly to potentially pass between humans, ...
Science Daily8d
Scientists identify mutation that could facilitate H5N1 'bird flu' virus infection and potential transmission in humans
Avian influenza ... could enhance the virus' ability to attach to human cells, potentially increasing the risk of passing from person to person. The findings -- published in Science on December ...
Single bird flu mutation could let it latch easily to human cells, study finds
The potential mutation would allow the avian influenza virus sweeping through dairy herds to attach to a receptor protein on ...
News Medical4d
Single mutation in (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus could increase human transmission risk
A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating in U.S. dairy cows could allow for easier ...
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A single mutation in avian influenza in cows could enable human-to-human transmission
The authors of a study published in ‘Science’ emphasize the importance of monitoring mutations in both avian and bovine ...