Abstract
In April 2009, novel H1N1 influenza was first detected in Mexico. This was a new influenza caused from a new type of virus that was originally referred to as “swine flu” because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to those in influenza viruses that normally occur in swine.
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Kobayashi, O. (2010). Disease Characteristics and Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza. In: Tanaka, K., Niki, Y., Kokaze, A. (eds) Current Topics of Infectious Diseases in Japan and Asia. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53875-2_8
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