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Influenza Genetics
Study results from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Division of Virology update understanding of influenza genetics
June 11th, 2008
New investigation results, 'Detection and isolation of H5N1 influenza virus from large volumes of natural water,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Virological Methods. According to recent research from the United States, "Various species of aquatic or wetlands birds can be the natural reservoir of avian influenza A viruses of all hemagglutinin (HA) subtypes. Shedding of the virus into water leads to transmission between waterfowl and is a major threat for epidemics in poultry and pandemics in humans." "Concentrations of the influenza virus in natural water reservoirs are often too low to be detected by most methods. The procedure was designed to...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-06-11)
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