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October 31, 2006

New Bird Flu Strain Found

by @ 1:12 pm.  Filed under Health News

Well, I think it was just a matter for time but it seems to have occurred much sooner than I thought it might. A new strain of bird flu called H5N1 Fujian-like has been discovered at the University of Hong Kong. This new strain is resistant to the vaccines that are currently in development for bird flu.

Scientists Uncover New Bird Flu Strain - Los Angeles Times

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Unfortunately it looks like the virus is drifting but there is no way to know if the drift will make the virus more easily spread.

Other Resources

Emergence and predominance of an H5N1 influenza variant in China — Smith et al., 10.1073/pnas.0608157103 — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (abstract)

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