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[The Bird Flu Report] But because pigs are susceptible to both avian and human flu, the flu strain in question is believed to have mutated in an infected pig. "Our data suggests that pigs are at risk of infection during outbreaks of influenza virus A (H5N1) and can serve as intermediate hosts in which this avian virus can adapt to mammals," the team said in a report published in the online edition of the journal "Emerging Infectious Diseases" of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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[braniff25's blog] Avian Flu - A Lurking Danger Over the Whole Mankind - Vox: The complete name of this virus is HPAI A (H5N1) (highly pathogenic avian influenza virus). The present form of bird flu virus is a fast mutating virus and extremely pathogenic in form than the previous strains till date.

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