Flu Virus Always Comes from Asia

Flue strikes Europe and North America each winter. But the virus is not native: it always comes from the agglomerated cities of East and Southeast Asia, where new strains of deadly influenza viruses evolve and expand around the globe, as revealed by two new studies published in the journal Sc... [ read more >> ]

Strains of the influenza virus A (H3N2) constantly evolve in East and Southeast Asia before spreading to the rest of the world

Image comment: Strains of the influenza virus A (H3N2) constantly evolve in East and Southeast Asia before spreading to the rest of the world
Image credits: NASA/University of Cambridge

Strains of the influenza virus A (H3N2) constantly evolve in East and Southeast Asia before spreading to the rest of the world