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- 'Bird flu virus mutating into human-unfriendly form (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The H5N1 bird flu virus has mutated to infect people more easily, although it still has not transformed into a pandemic strain, researchers said on Thursday.
'Key Viral Change Could Help Bird Flu Spread (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists say they've spotted a crucial step the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus must take in order to spread easily in humans.
'Bird flu likely behind death in Indonesia (UPI)
Health officials in the Indonesian province of Riau said they suspect that a man who died there Friday had been infected with the bird flu virus.
'Forrest Bird, The Birdman Of Idaho (CBS News)
Forrest Bird's invention, the respirator, has saved millions of lives and, at 86, he's still living his life to the fullest, flying his airplanes and working 12-hour days. Morley Safer reports.
'HAWKS sore in Bird Bowl XV (Valley Morning Star)
Harlingen South Hawks fans cheer before Bird Bowl XV at Boggus Stadium Friday night. The Hawks went on to defeat the Harlingen Cardinals with a score of 21 to 7.
'Feared bird flu death in Indonesia (Gulf Times)
JAKARTA: An Indonesian woman suspected of being infected with bird flu died yesterday on the island of Sumatra, a hospital official there said.
'Bird flu virus mutates into a strain more infectious to humans (Independent)
The bird flu virus H5N1 has mutated into a form that makes it more infectious to humans, increasing the risk of a human pandemic, researchers have found.
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