According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 67 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu ...

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Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

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July 17, 2024 — Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells' surface. Researchers have now discovered that certain human flu viruses and avian flu ...

The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...

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