1950s Pandemic Influenza Virus Remains a Health Threat, Particularly to Those Under 50
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have evidence that descendants of the H2N2 avian influenza A virus that killed millions worldwide in the 1950s still pose a threat to human health, particularly to those under 50. The research has been published in an advance online edition of the Journal of Virology.