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  • What makes the bird flu virus so unusual?

    Feb 10, 2025 9:00 am by Diana YatesExpert Viewpoints
    veterinary clinical medicine professor Jim Lowe. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • veterinary clinical medicine professor Jim Lowe. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    The H5N1 virus attacks specific body systems in each species and behaves very differently in each - it can cause widespread death in some animals while barely affecting others, says Illinois professor Dr. Jim Lowe.