The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Bird flu virus mutating into human-unfriendly form          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Avian Flu & Farm Livestock Diseases Author Message cookie88 Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Posts: 304 Location: ISLE OF LEWIS Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:02 am    Post subject: Bird flu virus mutating into human-unfriendly form Quote: NEW YORK (Reuters) - The H5N1 bird flu virus has mutated to infect people more easily, although it still has not transformed into a pandemic strain, researchers said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT The changes are worrying, said Dr. Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "We have identified a specific change that could make bird flu grow in the upper respiratory tract of humans," said Kawaoka, who led the study. "The viruses that are circulating in Africa and Europe are the ones closest to becoming a human virus," Kawaoka said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071005/wl_nm/birdflu_mutations_dc that aint gud at all Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7164 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:40 am    Post subject: there has been a lot of disgution about this for a long time france seems to be going the right thing there is a vacine and then people wouldn't be able to get it from birds , Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Avian Flu & Farm Livestock Diseases All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group