The most complete analysis yet of the new H1N1 swine flu virus shows it must have been circulating undetected for years, most likely in pigs, researchers said on Friday. “Pigs have become a reservoir of viruses with the potential to cause significant respiratory outbreaks or even a possible pandemic in humans,” according to article in SCIENCE.
Archive for Pigs
Swine flu genes circulated undetected for years
The new work doesn’t shed any light on where this new virus made its jump from pigs to people. Some of the genetic ancestors come from a virus that first hit U.S. pig farms in 1998. Others are traced to pig viruses in Europe and Asia. But scientists haven’t yet found the key genetic clue: What made this virus able to easily spread from person to p
Coincidence???
Don’t know if this is just a sick coincidence but… 2007 – Chinese year of the Chicken – Bird Flu Pandemic devastates parts of Asia 2008 – Chinese year of the Horse – Equine Influenza decimates Australian racing 2009 – Chinese year of the Pig – Swine Flu Pandemic kills hundreds of pigs around the globe. Has any one else noticed this? But wait. It gets worse. Next year… 2010 – Chinese year of the Cock – what could possibly go wrong?
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