| WHO Still Studying Swine Flu Mutations
WHO pandemic influenza adviser says the question is whether reported
mutations suggest a "fundamental change" in the virus.
The World Health Organization says it is investigating possible
mutations in the H1N1 swine flu virus following reports of mutations
from at least six countries.
WHO pandemic influenza adviser Keiji Fukuda says the question
is whether the reported mutations suggest a "fundamental
change" in the virus. He says right now, health officials
are not sure.
Fukuda commented Thursday in a briefing from Geneva. He says officials
are trying to determine if the mutations are leading to changes
in the virus' "clinical picture" -- which could result
in more severe or less severe forms of swine flu.
The WHO adviser named Norway, Brazil, China, Japan, Ukraine and
the United States as countries that have reported mutations. He
also said world health officials are investigating some cases
of drug-resistant swine flu.
Last week, WHO said more than 6,700 people have died from swine
flu since the virus was first discovered in Mexico earlier this
year.
Editor's comments: Almost 2 million people have been infected
in the Ukraine in less than a month. The analysis of public sequences
indicates that the mutation
in the Ukraine is also widespread in Norway. The mutated virus
has now been found in four continents while overwhelming many
of its victims in less three days. Most autopsies reveal total
destruction of both lungs.
The information is quite clear, yet the WHO
is still trying to determine if this a more severe form of
swine flu, with a fundamental change in the virus??? Perhaps they'll
wait until the mutated virus disintegrates its victim before they
determine it is severe.
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Reference Source: prnewswire.com
November 27, 2009
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