Editorial

Influenza: one or two more questions

Miranda Robertson

Journal of Biology 2009, 8:45doi:10.1186/jbiol158

Published:	12 June 2009

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When we asked Peter Doherty to write a question-and-answer piece on influenza [1], Australia, where he is based, had one reported case of influenza A (H1N1). At the time of writing this editorial, Australia has more than 1,200 cases (though to date no deaths) and has triggered the announcement by WHO of a global pandemic.