MRC Outbreaks Centre researchers in the news this week

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Dr Steven Riley and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove feature

Swine flu infected 'fifth of people' -  James Gallagher, BBC News Health, 25 January 2013
At least 20% of people, including half of schoolchildren, were infected with swine flu during the first year of the pandemic in 2009, according to data from 19 countries.
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove


The flu virus that nearly killed me - BBC News Magazine, 25 January 2013
Blood is one of our most precious assets, a carrier of oxygen and of antibodies that protect us against infection - and can also be used to tell stories about our past.
Dr Steven Riley

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