Monthly Archives: November 2010

Reassortment between seasonal and pandemic H1N1 in India

Posted on November 21, 2010 by

Influenza viruses are named based on only two of their eight genomic segments. This is unfortunate because it leads to confusion when trying to distinguish between viruses that are not closely related but have the same subtype. When the most … Continue reading →

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First Human H5N1 case in 7 years in Hong Kong

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

From Crienglish, November 18, 2010 The Serious Response Level was activated in public hospitals in Hong Kong to tie in with the city Preparedness Plan for Influenza Pandemic following the reporting of the first human bird flu case since February … Continue reading →

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