New flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ discovered in pigs China | Abroad

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Amsterdam – While the world is still in the throes of the coronavirus, experts are watching a new flu virus closely. Scientists say the new virus found in pigs in China is genetically similar to swine flu. Among other things, the virus causes respiratory problems and researchers argue that if the virus mutates and spreads from person to person, it has ‘pandemic potential’.

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