Avian influenza vaccine research to tackle evolving virus (Russian Edition)

In the majority of cases, avian influenza affects birds the same way the flu affects people — some feel nothing, others develop mild symptoms, and, in some rarer cases, the infected die. Like the human flu virus, the avian influenza virus is constantly mutating and has evolved into many different strains. Some of these virus strains can be more infectious or deadly — causing what is known as highly pathogenic avian influenza — and some have the potential to be transmitted to humans. Monitoring a virus's development and finding solutions to keep it under control is therefore a matter of public health.