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H5N1 bird flu virus mutations could cause deadly human pandemic

Scientists warn the H5N1 bird flu virus could change into a form able to spread rapidly between humans

Scientists warn the H5N1 bird flu virus could change into a form able to spread rapidly between humans. Researchers have identified five genetic changes that could allow the virus to start a deadly pandemic. Writing in the journal Science, they say it would be theoretically possible for these changes to occur in nature. A US [...]

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