Two pandemics happening simultaneously would be quite the Bingo card entry for 2020. Alas, the fourth part of the PNAS study took cells that normally line human bronchi and alveoli and successfully infected them with the virus in the laboratory. But this virus strain already has some key “hmm” characteristics that could at some point get it there. It is your windpipe, that tube that connects your upper respiratory tract with the lower part of your respiratory tract and your lungs. G4 swine flu: New virus found in China similar to Spanish flu. Picture: Greg Baker/AFPSource:AFP. The researchers found that the influenza virus strain, with genetic material termed as, According to scientists, including those from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, these, Sadly, humans aren’t immune to this new virus and therefore health agencies are asking for better monitoring. Pig farms might add the widespread circulation of G4 viruses in pigs “inevitably increases their exposure to humans.”, “Thus, it is necessary to strengthen the surveillance effort of. Hmmmmm Characteristic 7: The virus has already infected humans and seems to be more infectious than its predecessor. Here is all you need to know about the G4 virus that has become predominant among pigs since 2016. The current coronavirus sweeping the world is believed to have originated in horseshoe bats in southwest China and could have spread to humans via a seafood market in the central city of Wuhan, where the virus was first identified. The researchers in the PNAS study discovered that the G4 virus has already infected some people in China, noting that more than 10% of swine workers on … Trying to develop a vaccine for a relationship may actually hasten the break-up. I am a writer, journalist, professor, systems modeler, computational and digital health expert, avocado-eater, and entrepreneur, not always in that order. It can also help infected ferrets make other ferrets share in their misery. VIDÉO. The tests showed that as many as 4.4 percent of the general population also appeared to have been exposed. Of all the long snake-like things in or on your body, your trachea ranks pretty darn high. Whenever scientists study viruses specific to animals that mankind comes into contact with, they check if the particular viruses are capable of a jump from animal hosts to human hosts. This binding capacity enabled the COVID=19 virus to copy itself in human airway epithelial cells, multiply, infect other human hosts. (Credit: Getty Images). All rights reserved. We are a varied group of Health Shots writers, bringing you the healthiest scoop on wellness in town. G4 was observed to be highly infectious, replicating in human cells and causing more serious symptoms in ferrets than other viruses do. Will the G4 EA H1N1 flu virus be the cause of the next big one? Agence France-Presse contributed to this report. “It is of concern that human infection of G4 virus will further human adaptation and increase the risk of a human pandemic,” the researchers wrote. from there, the air travels through your bronchioles until they reach your alveoli, which is where oxygen is delivered to your blood stream. That’s the key context to keep in mind,” he said on Twitter. The second part of the PNAS study, a set of experiments performed in the lab, found that the G4 EA H1N1 flu virus can bind to human-like SAα2,6Gal receptors. An understudy for a major Broadway musical role has potential. | The Urban Debate, Durga Puja pandal shows migrant crisis; Festivals amid pandemic. Hmm Characteristic 4: The virus can already infect human airway epithelial cells. The study also says that the pathogen has “all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus.” Now that’s horrifying. With a single click, you can sign up and save anything and everything you’d like to read later. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images). Get the Latest health news, healthy diet, weight loss, Yoga, and fitness tips, more updates on Times Now, G4 Virus strain has been discovered from nasal swabs of pigs in China's pig farms  |  Photo Credit: Instagram. And this one too has origins in China, on a pig farm, to be specific. The G4 EA H1N1 flu virus is far from the only virus on the “pandemic potential” list. Testing revealed that 10.4% of the swine worker serum samples and 4.4% of general population sample had antibodies to and thus probably had been infected by the G4 variant at some point. Hmm Characteristic 5: Ferrets infected with the virus can spread the virus to other ferrets via either respiratory droplets or direct contact. According to the study, G4 virus is deadly in nature An image of the H1N1 strain of the swine flu virus which caused a pandemic in 2009. The researchers have also identified the symptoms of this G4 virus. © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. So if a virus can bind to the cells that constitute your trachea, it could subsequently make its way down into your lungs. Professor James Wood, who is an infectious diseases expert at the UK’s Cambridge University, said G4’s discovery highlighted the ease at which viruses can jump the species barrier. Note this means close physical contact with swine and not Zoom calls with them. Hmm Characteristic 3: The virus can already bind to human tracheal tissue. | Tarun Garg to ET Now, Pollution causing decline in life expectancy by 1.7 years, Path of militancy a 'deceit': Militant who surrendered, SSC JHT 2020 Tier I Admit Card released on regional websites, Oppo launches a new variant of A15 at Rs 9,490, Indians spending 11 hours on streaming videos a week, Did you know? Dr Fauci said there was always “the possibility that you might have another swine flu-type outbreak as we had in 2009,” reported website CNBC. This is a “hmmmmm” with some extra “m’s.” The final part of the studies entailed collecting from 2016 to 2018 blood serum samples from swine workers in 15 different farms and from a sample of people who were not swine workers and didn’t live with swine workers to serve as a general population comparison. The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it would "read carefully" the study on the new virus, with a spokesman saying the findings highlighted the importance of the world not letting "our guard down on influenza.". As I have mentioned before, panic is only useful at the disco. G4 strain has already infected 10% of industry’s workers in China but no evidence yet that it can be passed from human to human Warning comes after … “The work comes as a salutary reminder that we are constantly at risk of new emergence of zoonotic pathogens and that farmed animals, with which humans have greater contact than with wildlife, may act as the source for important pandemic viruses.”. A masked worker checks the pigs in a hog pen in Suining, in southwest China's Sichuan province, February 21, 2020. US Fed reiterates its stand, What will be economic implications post the US election outcome? A zoonotic infection is caused by a pathogen that has jumped from a non-human animal into a human. The G4 has already shown that it is able to infect ferrets and G4 aerosol transmission in ferrets is already a reality. As I wrote before for Forbes, new is a relative term. “That’s the key context to keep in mind.”, Available for everyone, funded by readers. From 2011 to 2013 the most common variant of the EA H1N1 flu virus was the genotype 1 (G1) strain. Your email address will not be published. The study also says that the pathogen has “all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus.” This arrangement prevented direct contact but still allowed the infected ferrets to rudely cough towards the non-infected ferrets. A six-year-old piece of sushi? So, sign in RN to get your daily dose of wellness. From 2011 to 2018, researchers took 30,000 nasal swabs from pigs in slaughterhouses in 10 Chinese provinces and in a veterinary hospital, allowing them to isolate 179 swine flu viruses. James Wood, head of the department of veterinary medicine at Cambridge University, said: “The work comes as a salutary reminder that we are constantly at risk of new emergence of zoonotic pathogens and that farmed animals – with which humans have greater contact than with wildlife – may act as the source for important pandemic viruses.”. Pandemic potential, not so much. Therefore, it’s not a matter of “if” but “when” the next pandemic will arise. As we’re struggling to combat covid-19, news from China indicates a growing presence of the G4 virus, a strain found in pigs that can usher the way for the next pandemic. The study also noted that humans are not protected from the G4 virus by the immunity offered by other human influenza vaccine strains, indicating that there is no pre-existing population immunity to the virus. The virus, which scientists are calling "G4 EA H1N1," has not yet been shown to infect humans but it is exhibiting "reassortment capabilities," Dr. Anthony Fauci told the … It looks like we are in a big soup because apparently there is a new virus that’s been doing the rounds and has the potential of causing the next pandemic. No need to panic right now. But at least the flu vaccine may offer some protection, right? The scientists said two recent cases of G4 virus infection, reported in 2016 and 2019, were of a 46- and a nine-year-old, respectively. The result? Quite a few “ands” that go along with a bunch of “ifs.”. “Thus, it is necessary to strengthen the surveillance effort of G4 EA viruses among swine and human populations,” the researchers wrote in the study. Remember, just because the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is going on, doesn’t mean that other viruses are saying, “hey, humans are having a rough go at it right now, let’s give them a break and hang out watching Netflix.” Nah, viruses all around the world will keep working, keep mutating, and keep reproducing because that’s what they do. A new flu virus strain called G4, identified among pigs in China, is now being detected amongst workers in the swine industry, according to a study published in journal. It would also require twice as many conspiracy theories to be circulated on social media, like 5G is somehow causing G4 too. Be in the know. When will a vaccine be available? Pig farms might add the widespread circulation of G4 viruses in pigs “inevitably increases their exposure to humans.”. For example, it would have to mutate to a point that it could spread from human-to-human. This means that the world can’t get caught off guard as it did with this current Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. How about another virus, the genotype 4 (G4) reassortant Eurasian avian-like (EA) H1N1 flu virus? That’s a different story. In fact, it has become increasingly common among swine in China. The tests also showed that as many as 4.4% of the general population also appeared to have been exposed. After all, the beginning of a new pandemic is like a relationship break-up. The study also says that the pathogen has “all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus.” And not just random human cells like those in your armpit or on your big toe but cells that line your trachea. Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study in the US science journal PNAS, although experts said there is no imminent threat. The World Health Organization (WHO) will read the Chinese study carefully, spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a Geneva briefing on Tuesday, saying it was important to collaborate on findings and keep tabs on animal populations. These samples as well as lung samples from swine were checked for the presence of various flu strains. This virus isn’t exactly a super new kid on the block. This latter arrangement also resulted in uninfected ferrets getting infected, which implied that the virus could be transmitted via respiratory droplets as well. According to scientists, including those from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, these G4 viruses affect the human respiratory system and start multiplying speedily. The 1918 Spanish flu, which spread around the world during the deprivations of World War I and at a time when healthcare and medical science was less advanced, is thought to have killed tens of millions of people. And yes the viruses “did the nasty” inside these cells, which means hijacking the cell’s machinery and using it to make many more copies of themselves quite readily. The first part of the PNAS study found this out after tens of thousands of cotton swabs were stuck up the noses of swine in 10 different provinces of China over a seven year period. Dr Anthony Fauci, a leading adviser on coronavirus to US President Donald Trump, said that the virus called “G4 EA H1N1” also had similarities to the 2009 swine flu virus. G4 strain has already infected 10% of industry’s workers in China but no evidence yet that it can be passed from human to human, Mon 29 Jun 2020 21.16 EDT A six-year-old work of art may be still relatively new. So those are the seven “Hmm” characteristics that deserve some further watching and exploration. Tests also showed that any immunity humans gained from exposure to seasonal flu did not provide protection from G4. The majority were of a new kind that has been dominant among pigs since 2016. Before the ferrets could say “dude, what the bleep,” they were placed in the same cage with other uninfected ferrets. The authors called for urgent measures to monitor people working with pigs. Your questions, answered, ESPN cutting 10% of workforce due to impact of pandemic. The study's authors called for urgent measures to monitor people working with pigs. The researchers then carried out various experiments – including on ferrets, which are widely used in flu studies because they experience similar symptoms to humans. Last modified on Tue 30 Jun 2020 08.43 EDT. Coronavirus cases in Texas have spiked in ... [+] recent weeks after being one of the first states to begin reopening. It possesses "all the essential hallmarks of being highly adapted to infect humans," say the authors, scientists at Chinese universities and China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study also says that the pathogen has “all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus.” Now that’s horrifying. First published on June 30, 2020 / 8:53 AM. Participants between 18 and 35 years of age had about 20% positive rates of the virus in their blood, according to the study, indicating that the predominant G4 strain has acquired increased human infectivity. | Vivek Mavani To ET NOW, Hyundai Motor's growth over 28% in Navratri; Will pent up demand continue? The virus has therefore already passed from animals to humans but there is no evidence yet that it can be passed from human to human — the scientists' main worry. Scientists say that the G4 strain has the capability of binding to human-type receptors much like the SARS-CoV-2 virus binds to ACE2 receptors in humans. And so far, there are no signs that 2020 will bring a second pandemic. 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Viruses are constantly in flux and G4 could, at some point, mutate into a virus transmissible among humans. There has been no evidence it has been transmitted between humans which is a key cause of a pandemic. Named G4, it is genetically descended from the H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009. Sadly, humans aren’t immune to this new virus and therefore health agencies are asking for better monitoring. Could 2020 actually bring a second pandemic on top of the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic? The disease, which researchers say is being caused by a virus called the G4 virus, is genetically descended from the H1N1 swine flu. Simply put, this swine flu strain has genes similar to those in the virus that caused the 2009 flu pandemic. Yes, there’s yet another virus that could at some point possibly cause another pandemic. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images), recent weeks after being one of the first states to begin reopening. Or 2021 for that matter. According to blood tests which showed up antibodies created by exposure to the virus, 10.4 percent of swine workers had already been infected. After all, just because someone hugs the door handle to a cheap motel room, doesn’t mean that he or she has the keys to get in and do the nasty. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. According to them, severe clinical symptoms include sneezing, wheezing, coughing, and a mean maximum weight loss ranging from 7.3 to 9.8% of the body mass. Blood sample analysis of workers in the swine industry indicated that nearly 10.4% (35/338) of them were positive for the G4 flu virus. And it would have to spread before a vaccine could be developed. All times AEDT (GMT +11). These numbers were higher than the 6.5% of swine workers and 2.2% of the general population who had antibodies to and thus had probably be infected by the G1 variant. For example, you could book some extra vacations together or try to develop a vaccine, the former being to prevent a break-up, the latter to prevent a pandemic. If you pay attention, there are warning signs that long predate the breakup or pandemic. “It’s something that still is in the stage of examination.”. They also collected lung tissues from farmed pigs that exhibited signs of any respiratory disease. Plusieurs ouvriers ont été infectés, mais rien n'indique pour l'instant une transmission d'humain à humain. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. The study also noted that humans are not protected from the, Participants between 18 and 35 years of age had about 20% positive rates of the virus in their blood, according to the study, indicating that the predominant, G4 virus is now going to become the next big concern for the people especially who rear or eat pork. Instead, consider the findings from this PNAS study to be a bit of a warning, more like a “you’d-better-pay-attention-to-this-virus” warning. RELATED: How COVID-19 pandemic will play out. As can be seen in this illustration of the human lower respiratory tract, air that you inhale ... [+] progresses down your trachea into your bronchi. “Such infectivity greatly enhances the opportunity for virus adaptation in humans and raises concerns for the possible generation of pandemic viruses,” the scientists wrote in the study. The researchers found that the influenza virus strain, with genetic material termed as G4 genotype, has become predominant in swine populations since 2016. Just look at a publication in the October 2017 issue of the PNAS that stated prophetically, “the tremendous pandemic potential of coronaviruses was demonstrated twice in the past few decades by two global outbreaks of deadly pneumonia.”, I am a writer, journalist, professor, systems modeler, computational and digital health expert, avocado-eater, and entrepreneur, not always in that order. It’s been getting around and reproducing among the swine population in China for a while. Anthony Fauci, one of America’s top health officials, said an eye would be kept on G4 EA H1N1. The global medical community must "be vigilant and continue surveillance, even in thecoronavirus pandemic," WHO representative Christian Lindmeier said Tuesday in Geneva. Required fields are marked *. The study was published Monday in the US science journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PANS). (Photo by SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images), EY & Citi On The Importance Of Resilience And Innovation, Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit — And Pushing For Change, That’s because ferrets are similar to humans, a publication in the October 2017 issue of the. The fifth part of the PNAS study entailed first infecting a group of ferrets with the G4 EA H1N1 flu virus. A new flu virus strain called G4, identified among pigs in China, is now being detected amongst workers in the swine industry, according to a study published in journal PNAS. G4 wasn’t an “immediate threat” but “it’s something we need to keep our eye on, just the way we did in 2009 with the emergence of the swine flu”. Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study published Monday in the U.S. scientific journal PNAS. Named G4, it is genetically descended from the H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009. Follow me on Twitter (@bruce_y_lee) but don’t ask me if I know martial arts. You never know which virus on the list will simply remain on the list forever and which will end up fulfilling its “potential.” So you’ve got to keep an eye on all of them. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site, Concern for pandemic potential flu strain found in China, Insane moment snake eel escapes from inside heron’s stomach. A new strain of flu identified as having the potential to cause a fresh pandemic has characteristics of the deadly 1918 Spanish flu, a top US health official said. The study highlights the risks of viruses crossing the species barrier into humans, especially in densely populated regions in China, where millions live close to farms, breeding facilities, slaughterhouses and wet markets. Your email address will not be published. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. “And they’re seeing virus in swine, in pigs now, that have characteristics of the 2009 H1N1, of the original 1918 (Spanish flu), which many of our flu viruses have remnants of that in it, as well as segments from other hosts, like swine,” he said. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a daily news conference on Tuesday that China was closely following developments. Already one-in-10 people who worked with pigs in China are said to have contracted G4. So this G4 G4 EA H1N1 flu virus can infect and reproduce in cells lining your lower respiratory tract. It’s also a “there’s-still-time-to-do-something-about-this-virus-because-other-things-have-to-happen-for-this-to-become-a-real-problem-for-humans” warning. Taking a look at historical pandemic death tolls like the bubonic plague might make you feel a bit better about the current situation. While the world - as we knew it earlier - lies torn asunder due to the raging Coronavirus pandemic that began in China due to contact with bats, mankind is faced with a threat of another possible pandemic. Binding such receptors could help the virus attach itself to and eventually get into your cells. It looks like 2020 is the year of viruses and pandemic. This virus, known as the G4 EA H1N1 flu virus for short, is relatively new, has been spreading among the swine population in China, and has, drum roll please, “pandemic potential.”. Picture: Al Drago/AFPSource:AFP. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In short, do the viruses have the receptors to latch on to the human tissues and proliferate.

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