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The bird flu virus is one mutation away from getting more dangerous By Jamie Ducharme Health Correspondent Bird flu does not seem to be spreading from person to person at the moment. But the big question is, will that stay the case? A study published today has some concerning news on that front. It found that the bird flu virus is only one mutation away from more easily attaching to human cells, which could raise the chances of human-to-human spread. READ MORE Note: Health Matters will be moving to a new email domain, with newsletters coming from either TIME@nl.time.com or healthmatters@mail.beehiiv.com. Make sure we don't end up in your spam folder by following these instructions.  Share This Story

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