New findings published in the journal Nature, led by a clinical microbiologist, Kelvin To, at the University of Hong Kong, revealed that the bird flu virus that typically causes minor disease in birds and animals now has the potential to infect people.
Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a sickness that mainly affects birds. One type of this flu, called H9N2, is notable because it can infect many kinds of birds and even spread to humans.
New findings published in the journal Nature, led by a clinical microbiologist, Kelvin To, at the University of Hong Kong, revealed that the bird flu virus that typically causes minor disease in birds and animals now has the potential to infect people.
Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a sickness that mainly affects birds. One type of this flu, called H9N2, is notable because it can infect many kinds of birds and even spread to humans.
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