科学家研究特拉华湾的鸟粪,以追踪流感病毒,帮助查明流行病风险。 Scientists study bird droppings on Delaware Bay to track flu viruses, helping identify pandemic risks.

近40年来,研究人员一直在特拉华湾海滩收集鸟粪,发现它们对于追踪可能导致流行病的流感病毒至关重要。 Researchers have been collecting bird droppings on Delaware Bay beaches for nearly 40 years, finding them crucial for tracking flu viruses that could lead to pandemics. 由圣裘德儿童研究医院资助的这个由NIH资助的项目,除了两个已知的流感亚型外,还帮助查明了所有已知的流感亚型,为病毒突变提供了预警系统。 This NIH-funded project by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has helped identify all but two known influenza subtypes, offering an early warning system for viral mutations. 正在进行的研究对于了解流感病毒如何向人类过渡至关重要,H5N1是最近引起关注的问题。 The ongoing study is vital for understanding how flu viruses might transition to humans, with H5N1 being a recent concern.