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Digital Issue: Bird Flu Read the Issue Dear Friend of Scientific American, Bird flu may have fallen out of news headlines, but the H5N1 virus is still spreading. And researchers are currently working feverishly to track the spread, understand the virus and its mutations, and determine the likelihood it will make the leap to human-to-human transmission.   In this special digital issue, Scientific American brings you the latest science on bird flu. Our editors and reporters followed virus detectors, dairy/milk safety experts and vaccine developers to deliver on-the-ground reporting in multiple states for a three-part podcast series. We also look at the current state of bird flu spread; the toll the virus is having on wildlife; and what would have to happen for bird flu to spread between humans.   I hope you enjoy this digital issue of Scientific American​.  To read the full issue, try a digital subscription today for just $1 for your first 60 days! Scientifically yours, Jeanna Bryner  Managing Editor, Scientific American

Issue Highlights Where Did Bird Flu Go? For months, bird flu was seemingly everywhere in the U.S.: news headlines reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus was rapidly sweeping through hundreds of herds of dairy cattle... Read More What Would It Take for Bird Flu to Spread among Humans? H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. But last year... Read More The Invisible Toll of Bird Flu on Wildlife Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at scales no one fully understands... Read More Science Quickly Mini-Series on Bird Flu Listen to our three-part mini-series on bird flu: How Bird Flu Became a Human Pandemic Threat, Why Dairy Farmers Were Surprised by Bird Flu Cases in Their Herds, and This is How We Fight Bird Flu If H5N1 Becomes the Next Human Pandemic. Read The Issue Get 60 days of digital access for $1.

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