Threat Of Flu Pandemic Is Real, Say MIT Researchers

Many H3N2 virus strains which are circulating in pigs and birds are genetically very similar to the 1968 "Hong Kong" flu, also an H3N2 strain that spread around the world and eventually killed approximately one million people, a new study carried out at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has found. The researchers added that current flu vaccines may not be effective against these H3N2 strains that currently circulate only in animals. Their study has been published in the journal Scientific Reports (May 10th, 2013 issue)...
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