A newly discovered virus in Chinese pigs can infect human
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A newly discovered virus in Chinese pigs can infect human

A newly discovered flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, and trigger a global outbreak. The scientists write in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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