New Strain of Swine Flu
Discovery of a new strain of H1N1 swine flu in China rises concern that the 2009 pandemic could reemerge. The new virus may become very dangerous if it manages to transmit itself between humans and acquire highly pathogenic genes.
Dody Hidayat
July 14, 2020
A MID the ongoing fight against Covid-19 outbreak caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, another worrying discovery surfaced in China of a new strain of the swine flu virus, rising concern of reemergence of the 2009 pandemic. A research led by Sun Honglei of China Agricultural University, Beijing, found that the new strain of swine flu virus, known H1N1 Genotype 4 Eurasia (H1N1 G4 EA), has had dominant presence in China’s pig population since 2016. Th
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