US cow-derived H5N1 virus flown under tight security to Porton Down for testing in UK
A new unit set up to tackle H5N1 is testing imported virus samples in high-security laboratories at Porton Down to see whether the virus poses a significant risk to British livestock. Professor Ashley Banyard, of the Animal Plants and Health Agency (APHA), said virus from sick cattle in the US was sent to three secure… Read More »