A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, and trigger a global outbreak. While it is not an immediate problem, they say, it has "all the hallmarks" of being highly adapted to infect humans and needs close monitoring. As it's new, people could have little or no immunity to the virus. Pandemic threat A bad new strain of influenza is among the top disease threats that experts are watching for, even as the world attempts to bring to an end the current coronavirus pandemic. The last pandemic flu the world encountered - the swine flu outbreak of 2009 that began in Mexico - was less deadly than initially feared, largely because many older people had some immunity to it, probably because of its similarity to other flu viruses that had circulated years before That virus, called A/H1N1pdm09, is now covered by the annual flu vaccine to make sure people are protected.The new flu strain that has been identified in China is similar to 2009 swine flu, but with some new changes. So far, it hasn't posed a big threat, but Prof Kin-Chow Chang and colleagues who have been studying it, say it is one to keep an eye on. The virus, which the researchers call G4 EA H1N1, can grow and multiply in the cells that line the human airways. They found evidence of recent infection starting in people who worked in abattoirs and the swine industry in China. Current flu vaccines do not appear to protect against it, although they could be adapted to do so if needed. Prof Kin-Chow Chang, who works at Nottingham University in the UK, told the BBC: "Right now we are distracted with coronavirus and rightly so. But we must not lose sight of potentially dangerous new viruses." While this new virus is not an immediate problem, he says: "We should not ignore it". The scientists write in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that measures to control the virus in pigs and closely monitor working populations should be swiftly implemented. Prof James Wood, Head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge, said the work "comes as a salutary reminder" that we are constantly at risk of new emergence of pathogens, and that farmed animals, with which humans have greater contact than with wildlife, may act as the source for important pandemic viruses
it’s almost as if the human race would be much safer if we stop killing and eating living things as common practice..
I guess everyone’s always known the American government is the worst . But when did the government stop pretending to care for the people who live their. Do people still wanna build a wall, maybe it could of kept the corona out lol. How are yall the worst at this
Freedom be scary stuff. Could also be how it is reported. And remember all them people in the streets doing friendly things did nothing to contribute to the spike in cases. It's about as likely as the flat line of china never changing even though we know it got out in again in Beijing. .GOV's lie all the time. It's what they do best. We have a patchwork of locally applied laws but only on a State level so each State Governor hands down rules as they see fit. Mix that in with some cities that have their own heath depts that can supersede the state in some things. Stir in a big heaping of FUCK YOU that many Citizens have toward wearing masks and the government in general. We are ALL going to get this crap sooner or later or so they predict. This turning off the entire world was just to slow the spread so we don't overwhelm the health system. 2 more weeks. Remember when it was just..... Keep Chanting the Mantra over and over to comfort yourself. 2 more weeks. BNW