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TexasTowelie

(117,261 posts)
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 01:38 AM Jul 2020

New strain of swine flu virus spreads to humans in China

HONG KONG >> A new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus is spreading silently in workers on pig farms in China and should be “urgently” controlled to avoid another pandemic, a team of scientists says in a new study.

H1N1 is highly transmissible and spread around the world in 2009, killing about 285,000 people and morphing into seasonal flu.

The newer strain, known as G4 EA H1N1, has been common on China’s pig farms since 2016 and replicates efficiently in human airways, according to the study published Monday. So far, it has infected some people without causing disease, but health experts fear that could change without warning.

“G4 viruses have all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus,” the study said, adding that controlling the spread in pigs and closely monitoring human populations “should be urgently implemented.”

Read more: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/06/30/breaking-news/new-strain-of-swine-flu-virus-spreads-to-humans-in-china/

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New strain of swine flu virus spreads to humans in China (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2020 OP
is it possible to have two pandemics at the same time? AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #1
Yes, TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #2
Ahh, H1N1. A version of the 1918 flu pandemic, I believe. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #3
BUT: social distancing, masks, and hand washing should guard against this too, yes? soothsayer Jul 2020 #4

AlexSFCA

(6,273 posts)
1. is it possible to have two pandemics at the same time?
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 02:20 AM
Jul 2020

Seems like 2020 just keeps getting worse.

TexasTowelie

(117,261 posts)
2. Yes,
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 02:31 AM
Jul 2020

and the first one may lead to the second one being worse as resources are strained.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
4. BUT: social distancing, masks, and hand washing should guard against this too, yes?
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 05:23 AM
Jul 2020

So we’ve got that going for us.

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