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Contagious Hybrid Bird Flu-Human Flu Created in Lab (Environment News Service)
, February 26, 2010 (ENS) - Genetic interactions between avian influenza and human seasonal influenza viruses have the potential to create hybrid strains that combine the virulence of bird flu with the ability to spread like a pandemic, new research has found.