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Avian influenza viruses have evolved to infect birds, but the current H5N1 outbreak is also infecting a wide range of mammals. This suggests it could mutate into forms that threaten humans. CU expert Sara Sawyer and doctoral students Emma Worden-Sapper and Sharon Wu answer four questions on The Conversation.