Monday, March 20, 2006

Study finds two separate bird flu strains

quote[The H5N1 strain of bird flu in humans has evolved into two separate strains, U.S. researchers reported on Monday, which could complicate developing a vaccine and preventing a pandemic.

One strain, or clade, made people sick in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand in 2003 and 2004 and a second, a cousin of the first, caused the disease in people in Indonesia in 2004.

Two clades may share the same ancestor but are distinct — as are different clades, or strains, of the AIDS virus, the team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.]


Is it on its' way?

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