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Historical and genetic evidence confirms the Spanish flu was an influenza virus

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Historical and molecular analyses, including the recovery and sequencing of viral RNA from preserved tissues, conclusively confirm that the 1918 Spanish flu was caused by an influenza virus.

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Reconstruction of the 1918 Influenza Virus: Unexpected Rewards from the Past

2012 · cited by 78

Recovers and sequences viral RNA from 1918 victims to reconstruct the 1918 influenza virus, confirming its identity.

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The beginning and ending of a respiratory viral pandemic-lessons from the Spanish flu.

2022 · cited by 17

Explicitly notes that the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 was caused by the H1N1 influenza virus.

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