SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD) announced today that the Aethlon Hemopurifier® has proven effective in capturing the reconstructed Spanish Flu of 1918 virus (1918rv). During in vitro testing, high concentrations of 1918rv were rapidly depleted from cell culture fluid when circulated through the Hemopurifier®. The study documented that 76 percent of 1918rv was removed from circulation during the first two hours, and by the end of the sixth hour, 93 percent of 1918rv was cleared from circulation. The study data was quantified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The Spanish Flu of 1918 is believed to have caused 40-50 million deaths during a two-year time span. The Hemopurifier® has also demonstrated effectiveness in capturing H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu). As previously disclosed, the Hemopurifier® removed up to 99.4 percent of infectious H5N1 virus from cell culture fluids during a six-hour testing period. Scientists are increasingly worried that H5N1 avian flu could mutate into a strain that triggers a global pandemic that rivals the Spanish Flu of 1918.
