Birdflu detected in mammals but risk to humans low: experts
On Thursday, the UK Health Security Agency said that a fox had recently tested positive for H5N1.
One was an outbreak of H5N1 with the PB2 mutation at a Spanish farm in October that led to the culling of more than 50,000 minks. Peacock warned there have been mixed reports from Russia about the seals, which could have contracted the virus by eating infected seabirds. More bird flu cases could be being detected in mammals because countries have ramped up testing, he said.But it was always concerning when a flu virus enters mammals"because they're often the mixing point of influenza viruses, or they create an environment where mutations can occur and then can become adapted in humans", he added.
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