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Some bird flu strains only three mutations away from a pandemic researchers find: A new study raises concerns th... http://t.co/F1tj46sI Some bird flu strains only three mutations away from a pandemic researchers find: A new study raises concerns th... http://t.co/F1tj46sI Link - Trackbacks

Bird flu pandemic in humans could happen any time http://t.co/czdelC9c LONDON - The world has yet to see a form of the deadly bird flu virus that could spread easily between people and cause a global outbreak—but that doesn't mean it won't happen, scientists said on Thursday. Link - Trackbacks

Should we keep it under wraps? | Journal Publishes Details On Contagious Bird Flu Created In Lab http://t.co/RbkYYJTY The research paper, which has been under scrutiny for months, publishes the recipe for a potential pandemic: It shows how just a handful of genetic mutations in the bird flu virus H5N1 allow it to spread between ferrets — the lab stand-in for people — through coughs and sneezes. Link - Trackbacks

More Bird Flu Research Goes Public, Has Bad News About Global Pandemic Possibilities http://t.co/ZegzwZ8d More Bird Flu Research Goes Public, Has Bad News About Global Pandemic Possibilities http://t.co/ZegzwZ8d Link - Trackbacks

#Health How likely is a human bird flu pandemic? - Fox News: Globe and MailHow likely is a human bird flu ... http://t.co/I8omsjlQ #News A new study raises concerns that it may be possible for airborne transmissible, human-to-human avian H5N1 flu viruses to evolve in nature Link - Trackbacks

Journal Publishes Details On Contagious Bird Flu http://t.co/rZf75gbx The research paper, which has been under scrutiny for months, publishes the recipe for a potential pandemic: It shows how just a handful of genetic mutations in the bird flu virus H5N1 allow it to spread between ferrets — the lab stand-in for people — through coughs and sneezes. Link - Trackbacks

Pandemic? How Mutant Bird Flu Goes Airborne: A second study adds to the concern that with a handful of genetic c... http://t.co/chM4z2sT A second study adds to the concern that with a handful of genetic changes, the H5N1 virus could become a global pandemic. Link - Trackbacks

Bird flu virus droplet studies reveal pandemic clues http://t.co/JiQPHI2T #f3v3r Bird flu virus droplet studies reveal pandemic clues http://t.co/JiQPHI2T #f3v3r Link - Trackbacks

Via @nprnews: Journal Publishes Details On Contagious Bird Flu Created In Lab http://t.co/1nvjLP6Z The research paper, which has been under scrutiny for months, publishes the recipe for a potential pandemic: It shows how just a handful of genetic mutations in the bird flu virus H5N1 allow it to spread between ferrets — the lab stand-in for people — through coughs and sneezes. Link - Trackbacks

H5N1: Bird Flu Pandemic May Be Closer than Thought, Study Finds: After a delay of more than six months, a contro... http://t.co/uwd8IlEo After a delay of more than six months, a controversial paper describing a virulent, man-made form of bird flu was published in the journal Science on Thursday. The findings suggest that we may be closer than we thought to a potentially deadly influenza pandemic. Link - Trackbacks

Pandemic Flu Risk Raised by Lax Hog Farm Surveillance http://t.co/rsE7VWWW Researchers who track flu's evolution lack reliable data on a vast, teeming viral reservoir. It's a hog-sized blind spot. Link - Trackbacks

Deadly Pandemic Bird Flu Details Finally Are Made Public http://t.co/bAi5bpT3 Scientists and policy makers argue that publishing full H5N1 ferret papers is important for protecting humanity against future pandemics Link - Trackbacks

Bird flu virus droplet studies reveal pandemic clues http://t.co/acqZaalJ #scientists #research Bird flu virus experiments on how it could spread by respiratory droplets and trigger a pandemic have been published amid controversy over biosecurity and censorship concerns surrounding the research. Link - Trackbacks

Public at Last, H5N1 Study Offers Insight Into Virus's Possible Path to Pandemic http://t.co/VdHaGYzQ | @martinenserink analysis | #birdflu Public at Last, H5N1 Study Offers Insight Into Virus's Possible Path to Pandemic http://t.co/VdHaGYzQ | @martinenserink analysis | #birdflu Link - Trackbacks

Bird flu virus could evolve to pass from human to human via @Telegraph http://t.co/H5bJL7nc A bird flu pandemic may be a real threat after scientists discovered the virus could naturally evolve into a strain which would be able to pass from human to human. Link - Trackbacks

Was in Asia when the first pandemic hit... Talk about scary shit!!! http://t.co/0ZnLcgbP Five genetic tweaks made a deadly strain of bird flu that can infect humans spread more easily, according to a study that the U.S. government had first sought to censor on concerns it could be used by bioterrorists. Link - Trackbacks

#news #flu Bird flu pandemic in humans could happen any time - Reuters http://t.co/7KW0dAft LONDON (Reuters) - The world has yet to see a form of the deadly bird flu virus that could spread easily between people and cause a global outbreak - but that doesn't mean it won't happen, scientists said Link - Trackbacks

#news #flu Bird Flu Type Could Be Transmitted Through Air - Wall Street Journal http://t.co/MuIH48Xr The experiment shows how the virus that causes bird flu might trigger a human pandemic. Link - Trackbacks

Five genetic changes that could allow bird flu pandemic - BBC News: BBC NewsFive genetic changes that ... http://t.co/7R2nwFXb #SWINEFLU Scientists have identified five genetic changes to a strain of H5N1 bird flu which could 'trigger a human pandemic'. Publication of the research was delayed for months because of initial fears that it could be used by terrorists to create a bioweapon. Now scientists will be free to study how to combat a potential future pandemic. Link - Trackbacks

Guardian-Sci@ Study published showing how easily pandemic H5N1 bird flu could evolve: Scientists discovered it t... http://t.co/bOR7ASRD Scientists discovered it took just five genetic mutations for a potentially pandemic strain of H5N1 bird flu virus to emerge Link - Trackbacks