Low population immunity to new bird flu virus H7N9 in humans
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was previously only found in birds. The study has implications for planning the public health response to this pandemic threat.