1918 flu antibodies resurrected from elderly survivors

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Sat, 08/16/2008 - 23:00

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Ninety years after the sweeping destruction of the 1918 flu pandemic, researchers at Monroe Carell Jr.

Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt have recovered antibodies to the virus -- from elderly survivors of the original outbreak.

In addition to revealing the surprisingly long-lasting immunity to such viruses, these antibodies could be effective treatments to have on hand if another virus similar to the 1918 flu breaks out in the future.

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