Scientists in the U.S. have discovered a new strain of influenza that may pose a threat to human health

Scientists in the U.S. have discovered a new strain of influenza that may pose a threat to human health.

With the H3N8 virus have previously been linked deaths of seals in New England.

It is believed that this strain came from seals to birds.

This could be the first example of a virus that occurs in birds and marine mammals.

The article in the publication of the American Society for Microbiology, scientists have argued that such a mutation of H3N8 may affect the human respiratory system.