A strange lethal virus H7N9 which scientists have named The influenza A is causing serious concerns all over the world as this type of bird flu which doesn't physically cause suffering to a bird, already took 3 of the nine infected people in China. It is very difficult to detect this virus in birds as there are no signs of infection in birds which is making it very difficult for the poultry farms to implement their conventional method of quarantining infected birds. Article then explains how this virus would spread very soon if an effective method of detecting this virus is not found out.
Article then speaks on how a research on the previous bird flu H5N1 was stopped in the initial stages itself as the governments felt that publishing such article in journal would educate the wrong and in a way encourage global terrorism. Author sighs on how this fear has wasted so much of time by not letting the scientists do further research in finding a more prolonged lethal virus through genetics and eventually a cure.Author feels that it is still not too late and that a proper research should be conducted on this virus before it has a serious spread through poultry industry. It is still in China initially but if controlled measures are not taken , we will have to face serious consequences.
- Vamshi Regalla
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