Rising H9N2 Influenza Replikin Count Has Doubled That Of H5N1

The H9N2 strain of influenza commonly infects poultry and occasionally humans. Replikins, Ltd., using its FluForecast® software, has studied the Replikin Count® annually in each of H9N2 and its sister strain H5N1. H9N2 Count increases occurred in 1996, one year in advance of the 1997 H5N1 Hong Kong outbreak, and again in 1999-2000 and 2004-05, 2 years before the subsequent H5N1 Replikin Count increases and outbreaks.

More: continued here

Filed under: Veterinary on January 25th, 2009