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Tag: Ab Osterhaus

  • Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 01:49 UTC

    China reports further cases of A (H7N9) flu; scientists confirm mutation of the virus

    Flu expert Ab Osterhaus says the virus has to a certain extent already adapted to mammalian species and to humans

    As China’s Health and Family Planning Commission notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional four cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9), scientists revealed that the genetic sequence data on the deadly strain of bird flu previously unknown in people show the virus has already acquired some mutations that might make it more likely to cause a human pandemic.