Human H5N1 Virus Replikin Count Overtakes That In H5N1 'Bird Flu'

A common question asked at current
scientific conferences is: "Where did bird flu go?"



The recent decrease in reported H5N1 human cases and bird outbreaks
might indicate that the virus has become dormant. However, quantitative
analysis by Replikins, Ltd. released yesterday of human H5N1 virus
sequences in 2006 has found that the Replikin Count(TM) has significantly
increased beyond all annual previous levels reported in chickens and
humans. The Replikin Count(TM) determined by virus protein software
analysis, provides an index of the capacity for virus rapid replication.
The Replikin Count(TM) is defined as the number of replikin peptide
sequences per 100 amino acids of virus protein, that is concentration, and
is independent of the number of specimens examined.



Rather than declining, the Replikin Count(TM) in humans in 2006 has
risen 35% over that in 2005, and outstripped the Count in all reported
chicken H5N1 virus specimens, both with reference to the mean and the
range, of the peptides in all human H5N1 virus specimens reported by the
National Library of Medicine.



With the rise in Replikin Count(TM) in human H5N1, (3.7(+/-4.1) in 2005
to 5.0(+/-5.9) in 2006, p