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Researchers Investigate Flu Evolution in Pigs
2014-08-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - In a study by the University of Minnesota, designed to simulate how the pandemic 2009 influenza (pH1N1) virus might have evolved, researchers say it took only nine passages in pigs for a virus to gain "greatly enhanced virulence and transmissibility" in pigs, guinea pigs, and ferrets.
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CDC Scientist Kept Quiet About Flu Blunder
2014-08-19 01:33:46| Biotech - Topix.net
A government scientist kept silent about a potentially dangerous lab blunder and revealed it only after workers in another lab noticed something fishy, according to an internal investigation.
CDC: Scientist to blame for deadly flu incident
2014-08-15 22:41:12| Biotech - Topix.net
A lab mix-up involving a deadly flu virus strain added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's public relations nightmare this summer.
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In CDC bird flu mix-up, U.S. agency cites sloppy science, failed reporting
2014-08-15 20:36:27| Biotech - Topix.net
A U.S. government scientist working with bird flu rushed through a procedure designed to ensure safety, allotting only about half the time necessary, in order to get to a staff meeting, health officials said on Friday.
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Report: CDC scientist kept quiet about flu blunder
2014-08-15 18:32:01| Biotech - Topix.net
Officials on Friday released the results of an internal probe into the accident, which happened in January at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
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