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In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors".

Typically, bird flu viruses require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, according to the scientists behind the research, led by a group at Scripps Research Institute, which has ...

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Experts have warned that the possibility of mutations in the virus could enable person-to-person transmission. "While the H5N1 virus is currently thought to only transmit from animals to humans ...