'Aussie flu'? We can't be sure where flu originates, and that doesn't really matter anyway
- Written by Ian M. Mackay, Adjunct assistant professor, The University of Queensland
Britain’s media have made much of the “Aussie flu” sweeping across the northern hemisphere, but is there evidence the land Down Under is to blame?
There are a few things we know. Flu viruses circulate all year around, all over the world and they are constantly evolving through mutation. This means even viruses of the same subtype...