The virus called H3N2 is slowly mutating into a human-compatible form.
called H3N2 first infected dogs around 2006 and has since evolved to become a mammalian-adapted form of bird flu.
Now, a study from bird flu specialists at the China Agricultural University took into consideration swabs from more than 4,000 dogs only to discover that the virus is now showing signs of being better able to recognize human cell receptors. “Our results showed that canines may serve as intermediates for the adaptation of avian influenza viruses to humans,” the authors wrote in their paper.The study saw six dogs deliberately infected with each of the six known dog flu strains of H3N2. The dogs, luckily, were only mildly unwell.
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