New Report on Transmission of Flu Viruses from Animals to Man
EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has examined the transmission of influenza viruses from animals to humans.The final report of the EFSA’s FLURISK project was published last week. It proposes a tool to rank animal influenza strains according to their potential to infect humans.
Influenza viruses circulating in animals pose a public health risk as they can develop the ability to infect humans. Moreover, if viruses acquire the ability to spread easily from person to person, they can cause a pandemic.
FLURISK brings together internationally recognised research institutes and reference laboratories, international agencies and universities from veterinary and human medicine areas across the European Union.
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Further Reading
To read the full report from EFSA, click here.
For more information on the report, click here.
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