Of swine, birds and men — pandemic H1N1 flu (PhysOrg) Current research suggests that pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin has distinct means of transmission from the seasonal flu, yet does not result in the pathogenic severity of avian flu viruses. The related report by Chan et al, "Tropism and Innate Host Responses of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus in ex Vivo and in Vitro Cultures of Human Conjunctiva and Respiratory Tract," appears ... [News Source]

Of swine, birds and men — pandemic H1N1 flu (EurekAlert!) ( American Journal of Pathology ) Current research suggests that pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin has distinct means of transmission from the seasonal flu, yet does not result in the pathogenic severity of avian flu viruses. The related report by Chan et al., "Tropism and Innate Host Responses of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus in ex Vivo and in Vitro Cultures of Human Conjunctiva ... [News Source]

The intellectual property fight that could kill millions. The hothouse environment of Indonesia is ground zero for a potential bird flu pandemic. But a fight over ownership of flu genes is blocking the efforts to track deadly infections on the move. [News Source]

Stalking the ‘bird flu’ of trees (The News & Observer) In 1995, oak trees began dying enmasse in some coastal California forests. [News Source]