Bird flu can infect horses without causing any symptoms, according to new research.
December 12, 2024
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as posted by the channelA new study from Glasgow University has shown that horses in Asia have been infected with H5N1, avian flu, and that infections have been occurring undetected, raising fears that the virus could be spreading unnoticed.
It's the latest development in a global outbreak that is alarming scientists, as the H5N1 virus is widely seen as the most likely cause of the next pandemic.
Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, Dr Tulio de Oliveira, who first detected the Omicron variant in the COVID pandemic, says he is watching events in the US with dread saying “the last thing that they would need at the moment is another pathogen that evolved and mutated”.
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