New H1N1 Strain in Brazil

A report on ABS CBN states that a new AH1N1 strain has been reported in Brazil. The new strain called A/Sao Paulo/1454/H1N1 by the Adolfo Lutz Bacteriological Institute, has a mutation characterized by alterations in the Hemagglutinin protein.

Scientists the world over are concerned about mutation because it was this a mutation which causes the 1918 Spanish Flu to kill millions all over the world.

Read more about it on the ABS website