Prayers up!
Are there any details on:
Whether there is now greater affinity for binding sites in the upper respiratory tract?
If (assuming that happens to be true) the symptoms are lesser (e.g. cytokine storm now just gives you one hell of a sinus headache rather than destroying the lungs)?
The preference of the H5N1 moiety for higher temperatures (e.g. bird gut vs. human nasal passages) is also affected?
Duh. Thanks for the ping GW.