Wednesday, November 2, 2011

New flu sparks hybrid fears in Cambodia

New flu sparks hybrid fears in Cambodia
2:01 PM Thursday Nov 3, 2011
A rare case of people being infected with both swine and seasonal flu has been documented in Cambodia, raising concern about the possibility of a potent combination strain, said a new study.

The unusual diagnoses were made in a 23-year-old teacher and one of his young male students, who had H1N1 and a human season flu H3N2 at the same time, said the findings in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene....

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10763643

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