H5N1 bird flu HAS mutated to infect people, scientists on ground zero in Cambodia say

H5N1 bird flu HAS mutated to infect people, scientists on ground zero in Cambodia say A bird flu strain that claimed the life of a schoolgirl in Cambodia has evolved to better infect human cells, in a worrying sign.

Scientists on the ground who made the discovery said the finding 'needs to be treated with the utmost concern'.

They added that there were 'some indications' the virus had already 'gone through' a human and picked up the new mutations before infecting the girl. The Daily Mail

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