Bird flu can spread to horses without causing any symptoms – raising fears of new viral strains threatening humans

BIRD flu can infect horses without causing any symptoms, new research reveals, sparking fears it could be spreading under the radar.

It’s a new chapter in the unfolding threat of H5N1, widely feared as the virus most likely to spark the next pandemic.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow discovered antibodies to the avian virus in blood samples from horses in Mongolia.

Professor Pablo Murcia, who led the research...