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  • How does bird flu infect so many species?

    May 1, 2024 10:30 am by Diana YatesExpert Viewpoints
    image shows birds and cows sharing space at a feed trough. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • image shows birds and cows sharing space at a feed trough. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Reports of the first documented case of the H5N1 virus passing from birds to cows — and then from a cow to a person — have generated a lot of press. However, 'To date, human mortality as a result of bird flu infection is extremely low.'