Terá sido a gripe A fabricada?

Um amigo contou-me durante a semana passada de que existia alguma probabilidade do H1N1 ser uma fabricação humana. Mostrei-me extremamente céptico, porque me custa sempre embarcar em "ear say"...

E no entanto, hoje a Bloomberg publicava o seguinte:

By Jason Gale and Simeon Bennett, May 12(Bloomberg):

"The World Health Organization is investigating an Australian researcher’s claim that the swine flu virus circling the globe may have been created as a result of human error. Adrian Gibbs, 75, who collaborated on research that led to the development of Roche Holding AG’s Tamiflu drug, said in an interview today that he intends to publish a report suggesting the new strain may have accidentally evolved in eggs scientists use to grow viruses and drugmakers use to make vaccines.

Gibbs said that he came to his conclusion as part of an effort to trace the virus’s origins by analyzing its genetic blueprint. The World Health Organization received the study last weekend and is reviewing it, Keiji Fukuda, the agency’s assistant director-general of health security and environment, said in an interview yesterday.

Gibbs, who has studied germ evolution for four decades, is one of the first scientists to analyze the genetic makeup of the virus that was identified three weeks ago in Mexico and threatens to touch off the first flu pandemic since 1968.

A virus that resulted from lab experimentation or vaccine production may indicate a greater need for security, Fukuda said. By pinpointing the source of the virus, scientists also may better understand the microbe’s potential for spreading and causing illness, Gibbs said. "

Artigo completo:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afrdATVXPEAk&refer=home