Molecular virology Was the 1918 pandemic caused by a bird flu? Was the 1918 flu avian in origin? (Reply)

We have proposed that the virus responsible for the 1918 human influenza pandemic was avian-like, which to us is a reasonable interpretation of all the available data from phylogenetic, sequence, serological and historical analysis, combined with what is known of influenza A virus biology. However,...

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Published in:	Nature Vol. 440; no. 7088; pp. E9 - E10
Main Authors:	Taubenberger, Jeffery K, Reid, Ann H, Lourens, Raina M, Wang, Ruixue, Jin, Guozhong, Fanning, Thomas G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group 27-04-2006
Subjects:	Avian flu Avian influenza virus Epidemiology Genetics Influenza Influenza A virus Pandemics Science history
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Summary:	We have proposed that the virus responsible for the 1918 human influenza pandemic was avian-like, which to us is a reasonable interpretation of all the available data from phylogenetic, sequence, serological and historical analysis, combined with what is known of influenza A virus biology. However, Gibbs and Gibbs and Antonovics et al. question our inferred origin of the 1918 influenza virus.
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ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687 1476-4679
DOI:	10.1038/nature04825