New virus has not quite mutated to human form * Additional changes could worsen spread By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - The new H1N1 influenza strain may be just a little less catching than seasonal flu, but seems a little better able to cause stomach upsets, researchers reported on Thursday. Genetic analysis and lab experiments with the virus show it lacks a piece of genetic material that makes ordinary flu viruses so transmissible, a team of U.S. researchers found. Researchers in the Netherlands, meanwhile, found it lives very well in the nose and their findings suggest it has the ability to stay around for a long time -- and get worse. Both studies, published in the journal Science, show that H1N1 swine flu needs to be closely watched, said Dr. Terrence Tumpey of the U.S. Centers for... [read full story]
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Maggie Fox, Infections, Epidemic, Ambulatory Health Care, Scientific Discoveries, Health Care, Influenza, Swine Flu, Medical Research, Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Rotterdam
