A new strain of bird flu has been discovered in Antarctic waters , raising concerns the virus is reaching the area more often than originally thought via migratory birds who have contact with infected poultry in North and South America . “What the most recent finding shows is that viruses do get down there more often than we thought “ The impact of a pathogenic flu virus , one that causes death or severe illness in birds , could have a really devastating impact , ” warns Prof. Aeron Hurt of the Peter Doherty Institute for Peace and Immunity .
A new strain of bird flu has been discovered in Antarctic waters , raising concerns the virus is reaching the area more often than originally thought via migratory birds who have contact with infected poultry in North and South America . “ The impact of a pathogenic flu virus , one that causes death or severe illness in birds , could have a really devastating impact , ” warns Prof. Aeron Hurt of the Peter Doherty Institute for Peace and Immunity .