Despite the fact that the virus cannot spread easily between people, the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected and killed hundreds of people. The death toll could become much worse if the virus became airborne. A study published by Cell Press April 10th in the journal emCell/em has revealed a minimal set of mutations allowing H5N1 to be transmitted through the air from one ferret to another. The findings will be invaluable for future surveillance programs and may ...Sunday 13 April 2014
Pandemics Could be Prevented by Insights into How a Bird Flu Virus Spreads
Despite the fact that the virus cannot spread easily between people, the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected and killed hundreds of people. The death toll could become much worse if the virus became airborne. A study published by Cell Press April 10th in the journal emCell/em has revealed a minimal set of mutations allowing H5N1 to be transmitted through the air from one ferret to another. The findings will be invaluable for future surveillance programs and may ...
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