While it is difficult for humans to contract the virus, experts fear that it might combine with the genes of the common flu and mutate into a form that can easily transmitted from person to person, sparking a flu pandemic.
Iako je teško da ljudi dobiju virus, stručnjaci strahuju kako bi se on mogao pomiješati s genima obične gripe i mutirati u oblik koji se lako može prenositi s osobe na osobu, izazivajući pandemiju gripe.