By IDSE News Staff
A single modification of a surface protein of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus circulating among U.S. dairy cows could allow the virus to easily transmit among humans, according to new research (Science 2024;386[6726]:1128-1134).
Current strains of the bovine H5N1 virus are not known to be transmissible among people; however, infections have occurred in individuals exposed to infected wild birds, poultry, dairy cows and other mammals. As