Achoo! New 'Penguin Flu' Found in Antarctica

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 15:10 in Biology & Nature

A new version of bird flu unlike any other seen on Earth has been discovered in Antarctica, researchers announced Tuesday (May 6).But breathe easy: The flu's gene segments show no sign that the virus is particularly deadly, nor is it adapted to transmit to mammals.

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