Hong Kong researchers suggest a new theory for why swine flu infections turned out to be so mild. Prior exposure to seasonal influenza A, either infection or vaccination, may induce a cross-reactive immune response against the pandemic virus. They report their findings in the July 2010 issue of the Journal of Virology.
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Prior Exposure to Seasonal Influenza May Explain the Mildness of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic
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