(formerly pandemic) H1N1 is a seasonal influenza virus these days.Some people look aghast when I suggest a pandemic virus could now be "just" a seasonal virus...but here is the word from the H�rtl's mouth... .@pandem… Read MoreLatest article from CIDRAP: new H7N9 animal studies & comment from VDU EiC.Shameless self-promotion - but very cool when someone asks for your opinion about something you are interested in.The CIDRAP article by Lisa Schnirrin… Read MoreFlu season isn't the only season.Its worth noting that when we talk about flu season we are talking about that time of year when flu cases peak. Its not flu season in the US now but t… Read MoreStuff from the literature: Don't judge a virus by its worst case [UPDATE].This article, a Letter in the Journal of Clinical Virology (2013 Sep; 58(1):338-9) is one from our own keyboard. It is entitled Avian influenza A (H7N… Read MoreA detailed report of a Jiangsu H7N9 infection family cluster and the probable involvement of human-to-human transmissionQi and colleagues describe in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), their detailed analysis of a likely human-to-human (h2h) transmission event… Read More
