Influenza H3N2, Influenza H1N1 -- China
Minor variants of influenza strains, which are not specifically targeted in vaccines, were found along with major strains during the 2009 pandemic in Hong Kong and were readily transmitted among households and may cause a greater impact than previously realized, according to a small study yesterday [4 Jan 2016] in Nature Genetics.
"A flu virus infection is not a homogeneous mix of viruses, but, rather, a mix of strains that gets transmitted as a swarm in the population," said Elodie Ghedin,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/1mIjkli
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