Some Bird Flu Strains Have Acquired Properties That Might Enhanc...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Fri, 06/13/2008 - 08:15

A new study suggests that some North American avian influenza A H7 virus strains have properties that might enhance their potential to infect humans as well as their potential to spread from human to human.


 

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