Why do some influenza virus subtypes die out?
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Every so often we hear about a new strain of influenza virus which has appeared and in some cases may sweep across the globe in a pandemic, much as the H1N1 virus did last year. What happens to the old seasonal viruses? In an opinion piece in the current issue of mBio Peter Palese and Taia Wang of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City postulate one theory.