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Ferret study suggests new swine flu virus may have pandemic potential
Helen Branswell, Monday, February 20, 2012 3:13 PM
TORONTO - A new study says flu viruses of swine origin that caused a dozen infections in the United States in the second half of last year appear to have pandemic potential.
And the work, by scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, seems to suggest that the fact the viruses haven't taken off in people may have more to do with human immunity than the viruses themselves.
The findings are based on a transmission study in ferrets, work which is somewhat similar to the studies that sparked the ongoing controversy over lab-made H5N1 viruses...
Ferret study suggests new swine flu virus may have pandemic potential
Helen Branswell, Monday, February 20, 2012 3:13 PM
TORONTO - A new study says flu viruses of swine origin that caused a dozen infections in the United States in the second half of last year appear to have pandemic potential.
And the work, by scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, seems to suggest that the fact the viruses haven't taken off in people may have more to do with human immunity than the viruses themselves.
The findings are based on a transmission study in ferrets, work which is somewhat similar to the studies that sparked the ongoing controversy over lab-made H5N1 viruses...
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