Tag: Public health risks
US Reports First Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic H5N9 Virus.
The United States recently reported its first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N9 virus, a new strain of bird flu that has been detected among ducks at a farm in California. This virus, which...
Bird Flu Virus: Potential Mutation Threat to Human Cells
Scientists Discover a Single Mutation Could Enhance Bird Flu Virus Binding to Human CellsIn a groundbreaking study published today in Science, researchers have unearthed a startling revelation about the H5N1 avian influenza virus currently...