Friday, December 02, 2011

Branswell On The New trH3N2 Flu Virus

 

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H3N2 influenza virions –CDC PHIL 


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Helen Branswell has an article this morning in Scientific American on the trH3N2  swine flu viruses that have recently been found in a handful of patients across Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Maine.

 

Since no one does this sort of thing better than Helen, I’m going to do the smart thing and just step aside and invite you to read:

 

 

New Flu Strain Makes Health Experts Nervous

Is a new strain of H3N2 swine flu a danger to public health or just to the reputations of public health experts?

By Helen Branswell  | December 2, 2011

 

 

For some of my earlier coverage of this story, you may wish to revisit:

 

CIDRAP: New Details In The trH3N2 Story
Pseudo Pandemics And Viral Interlopers
CDC Update On trH3N2 Swine Infections