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http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/h1n1-mutation-0309.html
Keeping an eye on H1N1
...In a new study from MIT, researchers have identified a single mutation in the H1N1 genetic makeup that would allow it to be much more easily transmitted between people. The finding, reported in the March 2 edition of the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) One, should give the World Health Organization, which tracks influenza evolution, something to watch out for, says Ram Sasisekharan, senior author of the paper.
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If such a mutant virus evolved, it could generate a ?second wave? like the ones seen in 1918 and in 1957 (known as the ?Asian flu?). ?If you look at the history, it takes a very small change to these viruses to have a dramatic effect,? Sasisekharan says.
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Keeping an eye on H1N1
...In a new study from MIT, researchers have identified a single mutation in the H1N1 genetic makeup that would allow it to be much more easily transmitted between people. The finding, reported in the March 2 edition of the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) One, should give the World Health Organization, which tracks influenza evolution, something to watch out for, says Ram Sasisekharan, senior author of the paper.
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If such a mutant virus evolved, it could generate a ?second wave? like the ones seen in 1918 and in 1957 (known as the ?Asian flu?). ?If you look at the history, it takes a very small change to these viruses to have a dramatic effect,? Sasisekharan says.
...more at link