Mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus are making it more deadly in chickens and more resistant in the environment but without yet increasing the threat to humans, the World Health Organisation said.
The changes, which all viruses undergo, have affected patterns of transmission amongst domestic poultry and wild birds, with ducks, for example, able to pass the virus on without getting ill.
Mutations in virus more deadly for birds
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