Tag: H5N1 virus

  • Scientists worry about bird flu’s spread among cattle

    Scientists worry about bird flu’s spread among cattle

    A study found that the H5N1 virus can transmit very quickly from ferrets to ferrets through direct contact and cause lethal infection in the originally uninfected animals. Another study had found that the virus could spread through air between ferrets in different cages. However, the study didn’t find severe illness in the animals who were…