This influenza lineage may have become extinct

Re:This influenza lineage may have become extinct by bink on Friday October 01, 2021 @05:43PM (#28723710)

I thought these viruses had reservoirs in common farm animals and that's why they were so hard to eradicate. Is there reason to believe they've disappeared from those populations as well?

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Re:This influenza lineage may have become extinct by Scaevolus on Friday October 01, 2021 @06:04PM (#28723879)

Not this strain. From the article: "With circulation of IBV only in humans and no established animal reservoir... The considerable reductions of influenza circulation globally due to COVID-19 may have already precipitated the extinction of the B/Yamagata lineage."

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Re:This influenza lineage may have become extinct by koheripbal on Friday October 01, 2021 @08:42PM (#28724930)

No animal reservoirs that we know of. Big difference.

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Re:This influenza lineage may have become extinct by rowanG077 on Saturday October 02, 2021 @03:57AM (#28726866)

What else did you think what the origin comment meant? You thought that person is an omniscient god that can inspect the entirety of the animal kingdom at a moments notice and verify there are no animal reservoirs?

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Re:This influenza lineage may have become extinct by pfg on Friday October 01, 2021 @06:00PM (#28723855)

The article mentions that the influenza B virus has no known animal reservoir.

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