Cow-originated H5N1 virus from the US has been flown to Porton Down under tight security for testing in the UK
A new unit set up to tackle H5N1 is testing imported samples of the virus in high-security laboratories at Porton Down, in a race to understand whether it poses a substantial risk to British livestock. Virus extracted from sick cattle in the US has been shipped to three secure British laboratories in Porton Down, London … Read more