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Next question in swine flu - who gets vaccinated?
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jun 22 09
Drug makers are gearing up to make vaccines against the new H1N1 virus, starting test batches and pledging free doses for poor countries.
Governments…
Vaccinate kids to control H1N1 flu - researchers
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jun 18 09
Targeting children for vaccination may be the best way of using limited supplies of vaccine to control the current H1N1 flu pandemic, British…
Another swine flu victim in WA
• Swine Flu • Jun 06 09
A West Australian private school student has become the state’s third case of swine flu.
The year 7 Scotch College student returned from a…
USDA starts surveillance of pigs for flu
• Swine Flu • Jun 04 09
The U.S. Agriculture Department will soon launch a pilot surveillance project to look for new strains of flu virus in pigs, including the new…
H1N1 flu spreads to Taiwan, Kuwait, Iceland - WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • May 25 09
The World Health Organisation said on Monday the H1N1 flu strain has spread to Taiwan, Kuwait, Iceland, Switzerland and Honduras, but with still few…
H1N1 flu cases and death toll rise: WHO
• Flu • • Swine Flu • May 14 09
The number of confirmed cases of the new influenza A (H1N1) has climbed to 6,497, including 65 deaths, the World Health Organisation said on…
Mexico flu slowing, death toll not over 100
• Flu • • Swine Flu • May 14 09
The H1N1 flu virus is making fewer people in Mexico sick and will likely cause no more than 100 deaths in the country, Health…
Fewer than one third in US would get swine flu jab
• Flu • • Swine Flu • May 14 09
Fewer than one third of U.S. adults would get a shot especially made to protect against the new H1N1 swine flu virus, according…
Mexican H1N1 flu spreads easily: study
• Flu • • Swine Flu • May 13 09
The new strain of H1N1 flu that has killed 56 people in Mexico and has been carried around the world by travelers acts more…
Mexico says tourist resorts safe from flu
• Flu • • Swine Flu • May 13 09
Mexico said on Tuesday its beach resorts were safe from the H1N1 flu, as the country struggled to rescue its tourist industry from cancellations…
Published Studies Back Use of Latex Gloves in Swine Flu Kits
• Swine Flu • May 12 09
Amidst measures being taken to address the swine flu (H1N1 virus) outbreak, Operation USA and other groups are distributing precautionary kits that contain face…
Second strain of flu may complicate picture
• Swine Flu • May 07 09
A second strain of influenza, one of the seasonal strains, may have mutated and may be complicating the picture in Mexico, Canadian researchers reported…
WHO to weigh flu vaccine switch next week
• Flu • • Swine Flu • May 07 09
World Health Organisation experts will meet next week to consider whether drug makers should switch from seasonal to pandemic flu production in response to…
Swine Flu Fears Generate Interest In UV Disinfection Technologies ... Again
• Swine Flu • May 07 09
UV germicidal lamps have been used to control outbreaks of measles, mumps, flu and other airborne respiratory illnesses in schools and hospitals since the…
Does New Swine Flu Virus Kill By Causing A ‘Cytokine Storm’?
• Swine Flu • May 07 09
The swine flu outbreak that began in Mexico and continues to spread around the globe may be particularly dangerous for young, otherwise healthy adults…
Safeguard Biosystems’ Test For Influenza A Viruses Enables Mass Surveillance
• Swine Flu • May 07 09
Safeguard Biosystems Inc., an emerging Canadian company specializing in advanced molecular diagnostic technologies, has created a rapid, simple and cost-effective test for the detection…
HIV-Positive People At Increased Risk Of New Flu Strain, WHO Says
• Swine Flu • May 07 09
HIV-positive people worldwide are at an increased risk of the H1N1 flu strain, the World Health Organization said on Saturday in guidelines for health…
Swine Flu Daily Update Issued At: 11am Tuesday 5 May 2009, Wales
• Swine Flu • May 07 09
- 0 confirmed cases in Wales.
- 58 patients have been under investigation in Wales. Of these, swine flu has been ruled out in…
New National Director For NHS Flu Resilience Appointed
• Swine Flu • May 07 09
Ian Dalton has been appointed the new National Director for NHS Flu Resilience at the Department of Health, Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced today.
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Mexico breathes easier but flu pandemic likely
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • May 05 09
Offices and businesses stayed closed in Mexico on Monday to try to prevent the spread of a deadly new strain of flu, and authorities…
Suspected swine flu victim dies in Turkey: report
• Swine Flu • May 05 09
A suspected victim of swine flu has died at a hospital in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, broadcaster CNN Turk said on…
Canada pig flu case shows need for surveillance
• Swine Flu • May 05 09
The transmission of the new H1N1 virus from a man to a herd of swine in Canada is a reason for concern and confirms…
CDC says few people in U.S. over 50 hit by new flu
• Swine Flu • May 05 09
The new H1N1 flu virus appears to be fairly widespread in the United States and seems to be hitting mostly younger people, with very…
U.S. CDC sees “encouraging signs” on H1N1 virus
• Swine Flu • May 05 09
There are “encouraging signs” that the new H1N1 virus that has raised concerns of a pandemic is no more dangerous than routine seasonal flu…
Mexican flu outbreak may be mild - US CDC
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • May 01 09
The outbreak of a new and worrying kind of influenza in Mexico may not be as severe as it first looked, with many mild…