H1N1 Swine Flu: The 2010 Perspective--A New York Academy of Sciences Meeting.

Abstract

The H1N1 Swine Flu: The 2010 Perspective conference, held in New York City, included topics covering new research developments regarding the H1N1 influenza virus. This conference report highlights selected presentations on high-yield reassortant viral production, virus transmission and pathogenesis in ferret and guinea pig models, and the advantages of virus-like particle vaccines. Fatal pathology findings from the 2009 H1N1 strain in New York, and preparedness for and response to the 2009 pandemic, are also discussed.