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Scientists prove humans can have two flus at once

Concerns that a super-strain of swine flu could form are being raised by New Zealand researchers who have shown for the first time that humans can be infected with two types of flu at once. Ref. Source 9

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No. of new flu patients surging since New Year's onset
Local Japanese News In English

Japan's authorities are warning of an outbreak of the new H1N1 strain of influenza in the country, with the number of patients surging since the onset of New Year. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases suggested that those in their 20s, 30s and 40s as well as infants aged less than 5 get vaccinated early, as the number of new flu patients in these age groups was relatively small in last season. (AP)
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Developing ways to study influenza the virus

Researchers have found antibodies to the newly discovered influenza the virus in pigs, cattle, horses, goats and sheep, but not poultry. A researcher has proven that the guinea pig can be used as an animal model and is developing a way to study the virus in living cells—trachea and lung epithelial cells from swine and cattle. Ref. Source 5c.

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Not so pretty after all: New pestivirus that attacks the nervous system of Austrian pigs. So-called “shaking piglets” have symptoms that resemble those of the classical swine fever, with extensive damage to the brain and the spinal cord. The viral origin of the disease was clarified only recently with the discovery in Europe and the USA of an atypical porcine pestivirus. Researchers have now discovered a further new virus in shaking piglets on an Austrian farm. The pathogenic agent, named LINDA-Virus (Lateral shaking Inducing NeuroDegenerative Agent), is related to the Australian Bungowannah virus and more distantly to the classical swine fewer virus. Source 4w.

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Genetically modified pigs resist infection with the classical swine fever virus. Researchers have developed genetically modified pigs that are protected from classical swine fever virus (CSFV), according to a new study. Source 9m.

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I hope this isn't being used as a reason to rear genetically modified animals that are resistant to viruses and diseases.

Swine Flu - Page 21

The swine flu symtoms can range from vomiting muscle pain the chills and fever. You can keep your self safe by washing your hands and the stuff around you.