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sounds like same RBD change as in Ukraine

The mutation was found in 5 of 70 patients tested. 2 of the patients with the mutation were deceased and 3 are still hospitalized. I wonder where the samples were collected - ie nasal, throat or otherwise?


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http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showth ... p?t=133897

Change in virus in Norway- no reason for panic

New variant of virus found in Norway- public health, press conference now. No reason for panic.
http://www.aftenposten.no/helse/article3383364.ece
Swine Influenza virus has mutated
A new variant of swine flu has been detected in Norway. It is serious, but health authorities assure that there is no reason to panic.
AVANNE Hafstad MONA W. CLAUSSEN


Of Public Health has detected a change in the virus, called a mutation.

Going on the lungs
Laboratory tests from 70 patients are examined, of which eight patients have died. Total is the mutation found in five of the patients. Two of them are dead, while the other three have been hospitalized with serious illness in intensive care units.

The new mutated virus thrives further down the respiratory system than the original. It shuts down the lungs of patients, which means more severe disease than the original virus, which first affects the throat and upper respiratory tract.

- Vaccine and Tamiflu work still
Since the new virus in the lungs and is only detected in patients who have been admitted to hospital, experts expect that it is less contagious than has affected most who are infected so far.

- Both the vaccine and Tamiflu as a treatment will work also for this variant of the virus, "says director Geir Stene-Larsen at the NIPH.

The mutated virus is now found in Norway, is also found in other countries.

- We have found the mutant virus at two of the first patients who died in this country. This means that this virus has been circulating in Norway since the pandemic started. Therefore, we expect no major change in the situation forward, "said health director Bjørn-Inge Larsen.

how could CDC have missed that mutation ?

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Who said they missed it?
It actually is in new vaccine targets.
Sequences with D225G

gb|GU189649.1| Influenza A virus (A/Zhejiang/DTID-ZJU03/2009(... 40.1 0.048
gb|GU112090.1| Influenza A virus (A/Zhejiang/DTID-ZJU02/2009(... 40.1 0.048
gb|GU108486.1| Influenza A virus (A/Zhejiang-Yiwu/11/2009(H1N... 40.1 0.048
gb|CY047074.1| Influenza A virus (A/Catalonia/NS1706/2009(H1N... 40.1 0.048
gb|GU014750.1| Influenza A virus (A/Hiroshima/201/2009(H1N1))... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ915018.1| Influenza A virus (A/Sao Paulo/53225/2009(H1N1... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ915017.1| Influenza A virus (A/Sao Paulo/53206/2009(H1N1... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ457487.1| Influenza A virus (A/Texas/05/2009(H1N1)) segm... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ379822.1| Influenza A virus (A/Mexico/InDRE4114/2009(H1N... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ374893.1| Influenza A virus (A/reassortant/IDCDC-RG18(Te... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ280121.1| Influenza A virus (A/reassortant/NIBRG-121(Cal... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ232076.1| Influenza A virus (A/Texas/11/2009(H1N1)) segm... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ200237.1| Influenza A virus (A/Georgia/01/2009(H1N1)) se... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ162194.1| Influenza A virus (A/Mexico/3955/2009(H1N1)) s... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ160568.1| Influenza A virus (A/New York/04/2009(H1N1)) s... 40.1 0.048
gb|GQ132145.1| Influenza A virus (A/Mexico/InDRE4114/2009(H1N... 40.1 0.048

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Norway had as of Thursday registered a higher number of swine flu cases and fatalities than its Nordic neighbours, sparking speculation of a possible mutation of the A(H1N1) virus.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health reported Norway has registered 13 deaths, neighbouring Sweden has to date had two, and Denmark none.

The institute however said that tests so far have shown that the virus was the same as in neighbouring countries.

The Norwegian Directorate of Health was to study the fatalities to determine if there were differences in how the patients were treated and set up a special register for seriously ill patients, Bjorn-Inge Larsen of the agency told broadcaster NRK.

Authorities have urged people to vaccinate themselves against the A(H1N1) virus, saying enough vaccines had been ordered for the whole population which amounts to 4.8 million.

Ongoing vaccinations of risk groups including people suffering from chronic heart or lung disease, or diabetes were to be concluded before the rest of the population would be offered vaccinations. (dpa)

http://www.topnews.in/norways-higher-sw ... ed-2230152

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So niman this change is the same one that has occured in ukraine? and this has also been found in brazil autstralia and the usa? Isn't this the same thing the WHO said a while back about it going deeper in the lungs?

Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11200 ... y_225.html

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No. Deeper in the lings was due to avian PB2.

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does the vaccine work against this 225G? AND it is common?

New targets with D225G have been prepared.

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when ? where ? who told you ?

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no patents on genes, publish the GISAID sequences !