Virology: bird flu in mammals.

Hui-Ling Yen (1, 2, 3) , Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris (1, 2, 3)

1 HKU - The University of Hong Kong
2 Centre de recherche Université de Hong-Kong-Pasteur
3 Centre of Influenza Research

An engineered influenza virus based on a haemagglutinin protein from H5N1 avian influenza, with just four mutations, can be transmitted between ferrets, emphasizing the potential for a human pandemic to emerge from birds.

Domaines: Virologie

Hui-Ling Yen, Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris. Virology: bird flu in mammals.. Nature, 2012, 486 (7403), pp.332-3. ⟨10.1038/nature11192⟩. ⟨pasteur-00712655⟩