Of Pigs and Men
Posted on June 12, 2009
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When I started working at CDC as an EIS officer in the Influenza program, there was a lot of focus on pigs as the source of novel influenza viruses. It was called the mixing vessel theory. The new H1N1 flu virus appearing in different parts of the world has genetic pieces from human influenza, bird influenza,and 2 different types of pig influenzas…
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