Cats can become infected with flu viruses, including bird flu viruses. (livescience.com)
Two studies reporting what makes the H5N1 bird flu virus transmissible in mammals should be published fully, with no details left out, say flu experts meeting at the World Health Organisation in Geneva. (newscientist.com)
For some strains of bird flu virus, notably the worrisome H5N1 variant, the genetic changes that could make human - to - human transmission a possibility and spark a pandemic are the markers of intense interest to those who track flu as a threat to human health. (sciencedaily.com)