Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans—but there are ways to slow down viral evolution
We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these ...
ktiv9d
Bird flu in SD: Millions of birds dead, worry shifts to humans
So far, the bird flu virus has not been found to bind well to human cells or take hold in the human respiratory system. But the virus has already shown a ready ability to mutate, not unlike how ...
The Atlantic13d
The Bird-Flu Tipping Point
Bird flu has been spreading to mammals ... it has to be able to get into our cells, make more of itself inside of them, get back out of those cells, and then get out of that host—that person ...
CBC.ca13d
Bird flu is hitting the U.S. hard. Now, migratory birds are flying north
Bird flu does not appear to be easily transmissible ... the virus had mutated to become more effective at attaching to cells in the upper respiratory tract. All this has scientists and ...
CounterPunch5d
With Bird Flu, the Chickens Have Come Home to Roost
Avian flu has meanwhile killed 90% of the pregnant ... The birds’ beaks are painfully cut off to keep them from pecking at their cell mates in distress. Then the chickens are repeatedly ...
Sky9d
Bird flu tops list of viruses likely to cause another pandemic - so authorities are on high alert
A sheep infected with bird flu will ring another alarm bell as the ... particularly if the virus shows signs of adapting to mammalian cells. And the close contact that humans have with ...
Iowa Public Radio11d
What you need to know about bird flu
Regarding bird flu, the nation's health secretary has suggested ... including one concerning cell phones in classrooms. IPR’s Rachel Cramer shares the latest on the Carbon Summit pipeline.