New flu virus found in seals concerns scientists
Scientists in the United States have identified a new strain of influenza in harbour seals that could potentially impact human and animal health. The virus may have evolved from a type that had been circulating in birds. The virus also has the ability to target a protein found in the human respiratory tract.
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New flu virus found in seals
could potentially impact humans
Started by Karlis , Jul 31 2012 08:29 AM
new flu virus seals humans
Started by Karlis , Jul 31 2012 08:29 AM
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Karlis
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 08:29 AM
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 08:55 AM
Oh Sh**, we could possibly be screwed here.... 
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~So what's all this then ?!
Posted 31 July 2012 - 09:10 AM
Oh my,its like the kind circulating in birds,that has never had a bird to human transmission .
Oh no ,where is the new vaccine ! *flails*
Let me guess,its just three steps away from being transmittable to humans ...
Know what's bad about all of this,if there ever is a real pandemic,none of us will believe these fools.
I followed the seals dying last year very closely .
No one EVER mentioned flu ....not in months of all the rescue effort .I even donated money so ....now its the flu ?
Fat chance.
Oh no ,where is the new vaccine ! *flails*
Let me guess,its just three steps away from being transmittable to humans ...
Know what's bad about all of this,if there ever is a real pandemic,none of us will believe these fools.
I followed the seals dying last year very closely .
No one EVER mentioned flu ....not in months of all the rescue effort .I even donated money so ....now its the flu ?
Fat chance.
Edited by Simbi Laveau, 31 July 2012 - 09:13 AM.
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 10:05 AM
just dont get close enough for them to sneeze on you....or trade other bodily fluids...
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 12:20 PM
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 01:19 PM
I just read this msyelf on BBC news. Was going to post it as well.
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 04:26 PM
Karlis, on 31 July 2012 - 08:29 AM, said:
New flu virus found in seals concerns scientists
Scientists in the United States have identified a new strain of influenza in harbour seals that could potentially impact human and animal health. The virus may have evolved from a type that had been circulating in birds. The virus also has the ability to target a protein found in the human respiratory tract.
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Scientists in the United States have identified a new strain of influenza in harbour seals that could potentially impact human and animal health. The virus may have evolved from a type that had been circulating in birds. The virus also has the ability to target a protein found in the human respiratory tract.
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It makes me wonder how many more mammals other than pigs and seals can be a mixing ground for influenza strains. Good story, thanks for posting it.
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 05:50 PM
We generally don't have close contact with seals like we do pigs so it would be much harder to make the jump. Unless it happens in a zoo.
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 09:52 PM
Let me guess, they want to start screwing around with the new strain again, right? Lets not publish a paper this time detailing the changes needed to kill us all again, if possible?
Edited by Spid3rCyd3, 31 July 2012 - 09:56 PM.
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