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Daily Mirror
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Laura Sharman

'Dog flu' growing into virus 'creeping' towards infecting humans, scientists warn

'Dog flu' is growing into a virus that could creep into infecting humans, scientists have warned.

The contagious respiratory disease first infected dogs in around 2006 and is a mutated form of a particular type of bird flu known as H3N2.

Since then, it has continued to evolve and researchers are concerned that it is now better at recognising human cells.

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