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Hub research can help provide early warnings of dangerous emerging bird flu strains

Partners: The Pirbright Institute

Published on 23/07/2020

New research from Professor Munir Iqbal and his team shows how mutations in the avian influenza virus could increase the threat to poultry, but reduce their potential to infect people.
a 3D computer-generated rendering of a half-sliced influenza (flu) virus

Dan Higgins/CDC

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