The discovery of five mutations in H5N1 determines the spread

According to the Yomiuri network, a research group from Holland Medical Center Erasmus published the results of the study in the journal Cell (USA), which discovered five important positions on the genome of the H5N1 avian influenza virus if replaced. Change can make the virus more infectious.

The results of this study play an important role in monitoring the risk of human-to-human transmission of this dangerous virus.

The team used ferrets, a mammal like humans with progressive human influenza status and compared the possibility of infection after a deliberate genetic mutation.

The result is a mutation in five locations on the gene that promotes the rate of viral proliferation from which H5N1 can spread from weasel to ferret.

The research team said that the results of this study are not necessarily true for human cases but also contribute to 'more important insights on human H5N1 pandemic risk' which may occur in the future.