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> read the accounts of the Spanish flu, a bird flu The non-human source of the Spanish Influenza is still debatable.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Span
by thephyber 9y ago
> read the accounts of the Spanish flu, a bird flu
The non-human source of the Spanish Influenza is still debatable.[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu_research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu_research
- euyyn 9y agoThe article and the footnotes make it sound like the real debate is whether it went directly from bird to human, or jumped to swine first. EDIT: The abstract of the paper that questions the origin asserts: > In light of this alternative interpretation, we suggest that the current intense surveillance of influenza viruses should be broadened to include mammalian sources.