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- 1How an Accidental Lab Release Caused the 1977 Russian Flu●How An Accidental Virus Release Triggered 1977's "Russian Flu" https://nautil.us/how-an-accidental-virus-release-trigger
A Nautilus article revisits the 1977 "Russian flu" outbreak, arguing it was triggered by an accidental release of a laboratory virus strain rather than a natural emergence. The H1N1 strain that reappeared that year closely matched viruses circulating decades earlier, a finding long cited as evidence of a lab origin. The piece explores what the episode reveals about laboratory safety and pandemic risk.