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Studying the new flu virus [1]

N. Gopal Raj

The new H1N1 virus, which threatens to set off an influenza pandemic, is a mishmash of swine, human and bird flu genes drawn from two flu strains that infected pigs. But it is still not clear where the new virus first made its leap from pigs into humans.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2009
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Animal Diseases [3], Health [4], Medical Research [5], Influenza [6]
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