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Was the 1918 flu avian in origin?

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  • Janis Antonovics

    (University of Virginia)

  • Michael E. Hood

    (University of Virginia)

  • Christi Howell Baker

    (University of Virginia)

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Arising from: J. K. Taubenberger et al. Nature 437, 889–893 (2005); see also communication from Gibbs and Gibbs ; Taubenberger et al. reply Taubenberger et al.1 claim that the 1918 influenza virus was derived from an avian source and adapted to humans shortly before the pandemic. However, we do not believe that this conclusion, which has been widely disseminated in the popular press and in scientific journals2,3,4, is supported by their phylogenetic evidence.

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  • Janis Antonovics & Michael E. Hood & Christi Howell Baker, 2006. "Was the 1918 flu avian in origin?," Nature, Nature, vol. 440(7088), pages 9-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:440:y:2006:i:7088:d:10.1038_nature04824
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04824
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    1. Christine L P Eng & Joo Chuan Tong & Tin Wee Tan, 2016. "Distinct Host Tropism Protein Signatures to Identify Possible Zoonotic Influenza A Viruses," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(2), pages 1-12, February.

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