A Flu Epidemic That Threatens Birds, Not Humans

DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., NY Times: Health
Mon, 05/04/2015 - 1:25pm

An avian virus related to one that has killed 440 people in Asia is cutting through the Midwest. But experts say the risk to humans is low.

Topics: asia midwest humans

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