Swine Flu Virus Hiding Out in Pigs, May Reemerge

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Swine Flu Virus Hiding Out in Pigs, May Reemerge

Ker Than for National Geographic News Published June 17, 2010

The swine flu, or H1N1, virus has been hiding out in pigs for more than a year,

getting a genetic makeover, scientists have discovered...

Flu Could Hit Humans Again

The discovery is still disturbing, because it suggests the 2009 H1N1 virus could

be reshaping its genetic code in animal hosts in other parts of the world.

One of these emerging strains could come to resemble the 2009 H1N1 strain enough

to make the jump back to humans again, Peiris said...

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