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With 5 mutations, a scientist was able to get the H5N1 virus to become highly contagious between ferrets.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/11/17/142453447/bird-flu-research-rattles-bioterrorism-field
The worry is, if the details became public some organization might be able to replicate the work and turn the virus into a biological weapon.
With an average fatality rate of around 50%, this could turn out to be pretty bad.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/11/17/142453447/bird-flu-research-rattles-bioterrorism-field
The worry is, if the details became public some organization might be able to replicate the work and turn the virus into a biological weapon.
With an average fatality rate of around 50%, this could turn out to be pretty bad.