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Moderator  Joined: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:21 am Posts: 2775 
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 H5N1 Bird flu jumps to pigs
* 15:38 07 September 2010 by Deborah MacKenzie * For similar stories, visit the Bird Flu Topic Guide The H5N1 bird flu virus may be evolving the ability to spread from mammal to mammal, says a team who have discovered that pigs in Indonesia have been infected with the disease since 2005. It's one step in the frightening chain of events that could lead to human transmission and a pandemic. snip One way the virus could develop the ability to spread among humans is to first infect pigs, which have many biochemical similarities to humans. Flu viruses adapted to pigs have less trouble adapting to humans than do bird flu viruses – one pig-adapted virus caused the swine flu pandemic in 2009. con. here: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1 ... -pigs.html _________________ "The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything." ~ Albert Einstein |
| Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:34 am |
 
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Site Admin  Joined: Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:59 am Posts: 6532 Location: Friendswood, TX
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Re: H5N1 Long suspected but the confirmation coming just before flu season in the US? Hmmmmm
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| Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:42 am |
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