H1N1 influenza adopted novel strategy to move from birds to humans
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 16:07
in Health & Medicine
The 2009 H1N1 virus, which ignited a worldwide "swine flu" panic earlier this year, used a novel strategy to cross from birds into people, scientists have found. The finding could help those surveilling the world for new flu variants and those developing antiviral drugs.