Study Finds Swine Played Big Role in Evolution of 1918 Flu Pandemic
Charleston Gazette › July 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON - History's deadliest flu pandemic, in 1918, may not have made a sudden jump from birds to people after all.
New research says the pig played a big role as an influenza mixing bowl - a gene probe with lessons for tracking today's swine flu outbreak.See the full content of this document
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Study Finds Swine Played Big Role in Evolution of 1918 Flu Pandemic
The genetic ancestor hunt shows pieces of the 1918 killer virus were quietly circulating in people and pigs up to 15 years before the pandemic erupted, researchers reported Monday.
That a...See the full content of this document
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