Two mutations found that might cause bird flu in human beings
16th Nov 2006, 22:13 GMT
The deadly avian influenza virus H5N1 is known to spread from bird to bird and in some cases from bird to human. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered two mutations in the flu virus that might be one of the few ways in which it transfers from bird to human beings.
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