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Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans
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Bird flu is spreading in wild animals for years, but now adapts to humans
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The threat of the deadly H5N1 bird influenza virus that adapts to humans is more close to becoming a reality throughout the year, and we may approach the turning point. Three cases of H5N1 occurred in humans in the scenarios that public health officials feel anxious may lead to a pandemic in people.
“There is no clear evidence of a transition from human to human being, but I am …