Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherScientists have warned swine flu could soon reach pandemic levels as genetic testing of Chinese pigs show early signs of strains emerging.
Farms in China have shown genes "similar to swine flu ‘09 virus," present in livestock throughout the county. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said the virus has "all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus," which could emerge at the same time as a second coronavirus wave.
Theresa MacPhail, a medical anthropologist and Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, told VICE the Chinese government regularly checks chicken farms and pigs to see "if there are any potential problems." Ms.