bird flu
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- Created on: 20-10-15 08:55
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- Bird Flu 'could mutate to cause deadly human pandemic.'
- deadly to humans.
- only transmitted by close contact with infected birds.
- 332 people died since 2003.
- only transmitted by close contact with infected birds.
- could mutate into a form that could be spread through human coughs and sneezes.
- could cause lethal pandemic that could kill millions of people
- Prof Fouchiers team proved the theory correct after testing on ferrets.
- five key differences between the genetic structure of bird flu virus and earlier human flu pandemic.
- airbourne mutation of H5N1 unlikely.
- Prof Derek Smith thinks more analysis is needed to make it likely.
- Prof Smith says Fouchier's work enables them to prioritise particular experiments to obtain the info.
- Prof Derek Smith thinks more analysis is needed to make it likely.
- NSAAB believe the study's publishing could be used by terrorists to create a bioweapon.
- wants to allow only a selected access to any info omitted from a scientific publication.
- Prof Fouchier thinks the findings should be made freely available so wider scientific community can build on the research.
- deadly to humans.
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