On 21 July 2010,
Virology Journal published an article entitled "Influenza or not influenza: Analysis of a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time", regarding the case of the mother-in-law of
Simon Peter who the Bible reports was cured by
Jesus. The authors conclude that she was struck with
influenza. This article created controversy amongst scientists, who decried the article from anywhere from "truly bizarre" to "garbage". The editor-in-chief of
Virology Journal later apologized for the publication and announced that it would be retracted. The article was retracted on 13 August 2010. {{cite journal |author1=Kam LE Hon |author2=Pak C Ng |author3=Ting F Leung |year=2010 |title=Retraction: Influenza or not influenza: Analysis of a case of high fever that happened 2000 years ago in Biblical time |pmid=20707907 |journal=Virology Journal |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=190 |doi=10.1186/1743-422X-7-190 |pmc=2924865 == Abstracting and indexing ==