A new study finds that “sex” between the virus responsible for the 2009 flu pandemic (H1N1) and a common type of avian flu virus (H9N2) can produce offspring — new combined flu viruses — with the potential for creating a new influenza pandemic.
A new study finds that “sex” between the virus responsible for the 2009 flu pandemic (H1N1) and a common type of avian flu virus (H9N2) can produce offspring — new combined flu viruses — with the potential for creating a new influenza pandemic.