New York Times Examines H1N1 Origin Theory

"Contrary to the popular assumption that the new swine flu pandemic arose on factory farms in Mexico, federal agriculture officials now believe that it most likely emerged in pigs in Asia, but then traveled to North America in a human," the New York Times reports. The article explores this latest theory while acknowledging the scientists themselves "emphasized that there was no way to prove their theory and only sketchy data underpinning it," the newspaper writes (McNeil, New York Times, 6/23).

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