Comments on: Ignored Strain of Bird Flu Could Lead to a Pandemic… of Light Sneezing http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/08/13/ignored-strain-of-bird-flu-could-lead-to-a-pandemic-of-light-sneezing/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Kevin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/08/13/ignored-strain-of-bird-flu-could-lead-to-a-pandemic-of-light-sneezing/#comment-2965 Kevin Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:52:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/08/13/ignored-strain-of-bird-flu-could-lead-to-a-pandemic-of-light-sneezing/#comment-2965 You should also note that the study said that "reaasortant" viruses from the "reassortment" of human and avian virus strains resulted in the last 2 pandemics of the 3 that occurred in the last century; "Two previous human influenza pandemics, in 1957 (H2N2) and in 1968 (H3N2), were the result of reassortment between low pathogenic avian influenza viruses and circulating human viruses" You should also note that the study said that “reaasortant” viruses from the “reassortment” of human and avian virus strains resulted in the last 2 pandemics of the 3 that occurred in the last century;

“Two previous human influenza pandemics, in 1957 (H2N2) and in 1968 (H3N2), were the result of reassortment between low pathogenic avian influenza viruses and circulating human viruses”

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