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Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...risks-from-new-strain-of-bird-flu-study-finds
Indigenous people face greater risks from new strain of bird flu, study finds
Researchers say Indigenous populations have much lower levels of immunity to H7N9, which emerged in China last year
Oliver Milman
theguardian.com, Tuesday 7 January 2014 03.06 GMT
...A study conducted by the University of Melbourne found that human immunity to the H7N9 influenza virus, which emerged in China last year, varied according to ethnicity.
Researchers tested the prevalence and responsiveness of virus-killing T cells, key in natural immunity, in people of varying ethnicities. While 57% of ?Caucasoid? people had a robust T-cell response to the virus, just 16% of Indigenous people in Australia and north America had the same protection...
Indigenous people face greater risks from new strain of bird flu, study finds
Researchers say Indigenous populations have much lower levels of immunity to H7N9, which emerged in China last year
Oliver Milman
theguardian.com, Tuesday 7 January 2014 03.06 GMT
...A study conducted by the University of Melbourne found that human immunity to the H7N9 influenza virus, which emerged in China last year, varied according to ethnicity.
Researchers tested the prevalence and responsiveness of virus-killing T cells, key in natural immunity, in people of varying ethnicities. While 57% of ?Caucasoid? people had a robust T-cell response to the virus, just 16% of Indigenous people in Australia and north America had the same protection...
