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How CDC Is Using Advanced Molecular Detection Technology To Better Fight Flu!

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Flu (influenza) is a serious disease caused by influenza viruses. Flu viruses change constantly. They are among the fastest mutating viruses known. These changes can impact how well the flu vaccine works, or can also result in the emergence of new influenza viruses against which people have no preexisting immunity, triggering a pandemic. Year round, Read More >

Posted on by John Barnes, Ph.D., Team Lead, Influenza Genomics Team, Virology, Surveillance, and Diagnosis Branch, Influenza Division2 CommentsTags , , , , , , , , ,