Despite Large Research Effort, H7N9 Continues to Baffle (Dr. Fumin quote for H7N9)

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Category: APEIR Publication

Published: Friday, 26 April 2013 13:22

SHANGHAI, CHINA—If the infl uenza virus known as H7N9 had a bumper sticker, it would read, “HUGE MYSTERY.” Nearly a month after the fi rst reported cases of people infected with the bird fl u virus, many puzzles remain about how it made the jump to humans and adapted to us, how to prevent transmission, and how frequently an infection causes disease.