UK swine flu genetics unravelled

May 8th, 2009 - BBC NEWS

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UK swine flu genetics unravelled - BBC News Ministers say the threat of swine flu remains serious

The first genetic code of swine flu from European samples has been unravelled by UK researchers.

The Health Protection Agency has also announced it has now shared isolates of the UK virus with scientists working on a vaccine against the strain.

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