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Ukraine pandemic flu outbreak virus genetic material "similar" to H1N1, according to WHO analysis
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The Ukraine flu outbreak has resulted in over 300 deaths so far, with as many as 16 in a single day. The extremely contagious nature of this virus, as well as unusual symptoms reported by some doctors, has led some to question whether the flu outbreak being experienced in the Ukraine is the same H1N1 virus that other countries are experiencing.
World Health Organization analysis of flu virus genes
The World Health Organization (WHO), analyzed genetic material from patients infected with the flu virus being transmitted in the Ukraine. In a statement released today, the WHO states that preliminary tests indicate that:
"the virus is similar to the virus used for production of the pandemic influenza vaccine"
How similar is the Ukranian flu to the swine flu?
The WHO does not explain how similar the Ukranian flu virus is to the H1N1 virus. It is interesting that the WHO also does not indicate that the virus is the same as the Novel A H1N1, also known as the California flu or the swine flu.
Is the Ukrainian flu a mutated form of H1N1?
With the international uproar, quarantine at some Ukranian borders, and a shut down of public gatherings in the Ukraine due to the swift and fatal results of this flu infection, if the flu was clearly the same H1N1 virus found everywhere else, why would the WHO not immediately publicize that fact?
Additional information about the Ukranian influenza pandemic
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