“#Scientists maintain that the risk of sustained spread among people is very low, but each detection of the virus in something warm-blooded and furry hints that the #virus is improving its ability to infiltrate new hosts. “Every time that happens, it’s another chance for that virus to make the changes that it needs,” says #RichardWebby, a #virologist at #StJudeChildrens #Research. “… this virus is a kid in a candy store.””

#H5N1

This #BirdFlu #Outbreak Is #Unprecedented
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/02/avian-bird-flu-virus-outbreak-epidemic/673058/