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Human H1N1 virus found in African livestock
By ELLE PFEFFER
Published: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Updated: Thursday, October 6, 2011 18:10
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have located the H1N1 virus in animals by conducting nasal swab tests and taking blood samples from domestic pigs in the Cameroon region of Africa.
In one northern Cameroon village, researchers found two pigs with an active infection and throws of others with past infection. In total, 89 percent of the pigs studied in this region had H1N1 virus exposure...
Human H1N1 virus found in African livestock
By ELLE PFEFFER
Published: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Updated: Thursday, October 6, 2011 18:10
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have located the H1N1 virus in animals by conducting nasal swab tests and taking blood samples from domestic pigs in the Cameroon region of Africa.
In one northern Cameroon village, researchers found two pigs with an active infection and throws of others with past infection. In total, 89 percent of the pigs studied in this region had H1N1 virus exposure...