Improved understanding of influenza evolution

Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Cologne have created a new model to successfully predict the evolution of the influenza virus from one year to the next. This advance in our understanding of influenza suggests a new, systematic way to select influenza vaccine strains. The findings appear in the journal Nature.The flu is one of the major infectious diseases in humans. Seasonal strains of the influenza A virus account for about half a million deaths per year.

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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Flu / Cold / SARS Source Type: news