Reply #30: "This" virus is new. It has not "been around for a while". [View All]

[Jim Pivonka]

For a good summary of the current research on the origins of this virus see here: http://www.kansascity.com/437/v-print/story/1175886.html

The new, human, H1N1 virus has NEVER been seen in pigs or in pork products.

A virus seen in pigs more than 10 years ago contained genes from 3 of the 4 sources making up this new, human, H1N1 virus.

"Two of the segments, Rabadan said, appear to come from Eurasia and are somewhat mysterious in origin. The other six can be traced to the North American pig outbreak, which turned out to include a combination of avian, swine and human flu."