Gene data show China bird flu mutated "under the radar"

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Gene data show China bird flu mutated "under the radar"

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gene-data-show-china-bird-flu-mutated-under-151923439.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kKvKAQaD.dotKs9IS3p2Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-19T151923Z_1_CBRE93I16KG00_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-BIRDFLU-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Employees dispose uninfected dead birds at a treatment plant as part of preventive measures against the H7N9 bird flu in Guangzhou" align="left" title="Employees dispose uninfected dead birds at a treatment plant as part of preventive measures against the H7N9 bird flu in Guangzhou" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The new strain of bird flu that has killed 17 people in China has been circulating widely &quot;under the radar&quot; and has acquired significant genetic diversity that makes it more of a threat, scientists said on Friday. Dutch and Chinese researchers who analyzed genetic data from seven samples of the new H7N9 strain say it has already acquired similar levels of genetic diversity as much larger outbreaks of other H7 strains of flu seen previously in birds. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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