Bird flu: 'Strong evidence' suggests virus has passed from mammals to humans for first time
Hundreds of people have been infected with the H5N1 virus since 2003 but, until now, they have all caught it from birds. The current bird flu outbreak in the States has seen herds of dairy farm cows infected in nine states.
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