Expert: Only time can tell how wide A/H1N1 virus will spread in U.S.

China View, May 19, 2009

UTMB's Joan Nichols is quoted in this article about the swine flu. "The current virus is transmitted easily from person to person. We are seeing a rise in the number of cases in the United States. Only time will tell how far, wide the virus will spread or how long it will spread in the United States," Nichols said. Nichols is one of a few global researchers who are engaged in research to determine the genetic makeup of the H1N1 virus and the biological response to it. China View is the Web site of the Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the government of the People's Republic of China.