Emergence and pandemic potential of swine-origin H1N1 influenza virus

Gabriele Neumann, Takeshi Noda and Yoshihiro Kawaoka ()
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Gabriele Neumann: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA
Takeshi Noda: International Research Center for Infectious Diseases,
Yoshihiro Kawaoka: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA

Nature, 2009, vol. 459, issue 7249, 931-939

Abstract: Swine flu so far: the emergence of pandemic H1N1 With the swine-origin H1N1 influenza outbreak now officially a global pandemic, Gabriele Neumann, Takeshi Noda and Yoshihiro Kawaoka take stock of our knowledge of the emergence of the H1N1 virus, and compare its antigenic and pathologic properties with those of previously circulating influenza strains. They conclude that the world was ill-prepared to cope with the pandemic. On the prospects for better preparedness in future, they say that although much has been learned, we need to know more about interspecies transmission, reassortment and human-to-human transmission. A Nature paper published online last week, underlines the importance of surveillance of flu viruses in swine as a means of detecting strains with pandemic potential.

Date: 2009
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