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Flu epidemic to strike in late January - YLE News

Tuesday 17 01 12 13:03 UTC

YLE News

Flu epidemic to strike in late January
YLE News
But the good news is that the H3N2 bug is a subtype of influenza A, which means that regular flu shots should offer ample protection. H1N1, which caused the swine flu epidemic in Finland in 2009, is also a subtype of influenza A. The National Institute ...

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La Nina 'may abet' flu pandemics - BBC News

Monday 16 01 12 21:05 UTC

BBC News

La Nina 'may abet' flu pandemics
BBC News
Nevertheless, the last four pandemics - the Spanish Flu that began in 1918, the Asian Flu of 1957, the Hong Kong Flu of 1958 and the swine flu of 2009 - were all preceded by periods of La Nina conditions. What pandemics have in common is that they all ...
Killer flu warning over changing weather patternsMirror.co.uk
Does the La Nina weather pattern lead to flu pandemics?PhysOrg.com

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La Nina 'may abet' flu pandemics

Monday 16 01 12 21:03 UTC
Scientists discover indications of a relationship between La Nina climatic conditions and influenza pandemics.

Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia

Monday 16 01 12 10:00 UTC
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.

Swine flu cases recorded in Turkey - Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am

Monday 16 01 12 07:33 UTC

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am

Swine flu cases recorded in Turkey
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
The Ministry's representative noted that although they came across cases of the swine flu, these cases are very light and there is no reason to panic, Vatan daily of Turkey informs. To note, between 2009 and 2010, 656 people died in Turkey because of ...
The flu bug isn't biting hard yet, but it's earlyThe Seattle Times

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14 new side effects found of widely prescribed swine flu drug Tamiflu - Zee News

Sunday 15 01 12 15:23 UTC

Zee News

14 new side effects found of widely prescribed swine flu drug Tamiflu
Zee News
London: Thousands of people in Britain who took Tamiflu during the swine flu pandemic may have suffered a string of side-effects they were not warned about, it has been revealed. 14 new adverse reactions were added to the drug's profile in November ...
No magic bullet on the fluLos Angeles Times
NEW RISK OF FLU PILL - 14 EXTRA SIDE-EFFECTS OF TAMIFLUDaily Star

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Swine flu puts health authorities on tenterhooks - Times of India

Saturday 14 01 12 21:01 UTC

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Swine flu puts health authorities on tenterhooks
Times of India
HYDERABAD: The death of a 60-year-old man due to swine flu on Friday has once again put the state health authorities on tenterhooks. This was the second case of swine flu this year as one more case was detected at AP Chest Hospital about a week ago. ...
No major swine flu threatDeccan Chronicle
CDC Confirms 12 Cases of H1N1 Swine Flu Variation, H3N2vDBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts

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NIH official discusses reaction to bird flu studies, development of publishing mechanism in Nature interview

Friday 13 01 12 06:47 UTC
Nature interviews Amy Patterson, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy, which administers the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), about the board's decision in December to advise against full publication of "two papers on avian flu (H5N1) that could pose a biosecurity risk if published in their entirety."

Pharma company hid vital data on Tamiflu, scientists claim - Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Thursday 12 01 12 19:27 UTC

Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Pharma company hid vital data on Tamiflu, scientists claim
Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche withheld vital data about the effectiveness of its swine flu drug Tamiflu from scientists, a report will claim next week. The report, to be published on January 18 by the Cochrane Collaboration, a group of medical ...

Nearly 80 getting compensation for narcolepsy from swine flu vaccination - Helsingin Sanomat

Thursday 12 01 12 13:08 UTC

Canadian National Newspaper

Nearly 80 getting compensation for narcolepsy from swine flu vaccination
Helsingin Sanomat
The payment of compensation for narcolepsy attributed to the H1N1, or swine flu vaccine during the pandemic of 2009 has started. In the first stages, 78 children and young people will get an advance payout of EUR 10000 – 20000. ...
Finland: Swine Flu vaccine victims get compensationCanadian National Newspaper
Narcolepsy vaccine link progress criticisedIrish Health

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National Biosecurity Board to review state of bird flu research

Thursday 12 01 12 12:41 UTC
Federal officials have asked the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) "to review the state of the science looking at human transmission of deadly bird flu, says panel chief Paul Keim of Northern Arizona University," USA Today reports.

Swine flu: Fears over outbreak after 12 infected with new H3N2v strain in US - Daily Mail

Thursday 12 01 12 10:33 UTC

Daily Mail

Swine flu: Fears over outbreak after 12 infected with new H3N2v strain in US
Daily Mail
By Nina Golgowski Twelve Americans have been reported infected with a mutating and now possibly human-to-human transmitted form of the H1N1 Swine Flu virus called H3N2v. An investigation undertaken by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention ...
12 Infected With New Swine Flu StrainU.S. News & World Report
New Swine Flu Concerns in West VirginiaNBC Washington
Flu experts hold back from going viralIrish Medical Times
Seeking Alpha -AgInfo.net
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New swine, drug-resistant flu strains arise - ABC Action News

Wednesday 11 01 12 15:00 UTC

ABC Action News

New swine, drug-resistant flu strains arise
ABC Action News
By ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle The flu season hasn't kicked in yet, but infectious disease experts are on the alert for new strains of the virus, including another swine flu that's popped up in parts of the United States and a drug-resistant ...

Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia

Wednesday 11 01 12 15:00 UTC
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced one new confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus.

New swine flu, drug-resistant strains arising - Chicago Sun-Times

Tuesday 10 01 12 18:36 UTC

New swine flu, drug-resistant strains arising
Chicago Sun-Times
The flu season hasn't kicked in yet, but infectious disease experts are on the alert for new strains of the virus, including another swine flu that's popped up in parts of the United States and a drug-resistant flu circulating in the Southern ...

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Influenza Vaccine Market Opportunities and Challenges: Worldwide Forecast - Sacramento Bee

Tuesday 10 01 12 17:59 UTC

Care2.com

Influenza Vaccine Market Opportunities and Challenges: Worldwide Forecast
Sacramento Bee
But in the year 2011 H1N1 pandemic flu vaccine market declined due to waning threat of swine flu disease. However seasonal influenza vaccine market is predicted to grow year on year and cross US$ 4 Billion by 2015. From our research findings Unites ...
12 Infected With New Swine Flu StrainU.S. News & World Report
Recent cases prompt CDC updates on swine-related flu variantsCIDRAP
Interferon's Role In Flu Control Shouldn't Be UnderestimatedSeeking Alpha
Kawartha Media Group -24 Hours Vancouver
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New flu strain puts pork industry on alert - Lincoln Journal Star

Saturday 07 01 12 20:29 UTC

Straits Times

New flu strain puts pork industry on alert
Lincoln Journal Star
(AP file photo) WASHINGTON — A new flu virus that infects humans but is thought to have originated in pigs has agricultural producers on alert two years after an H1N1 pandemic, also known as swine flu, caused sales to drop and disrupted US pork ...
Southern China Reports Cause of Man's Death To Be A Contagious Strain of Bird FluUK Progressive Magazine

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swine, drug-resistant flu strains tracked - San Francisco Chronicle

Saturday 07 01 12 14:13 UTC

swine, drug-resistant flu strains tracked
San Francisco Chronicle
The flu season hasn't kicked in yet, but Bay Area infectious disease experts are on the alert for new strains of the virus, including another swine flu that's popped up in parts of the United States and a drug-resistant flu circulating in the Southern ...

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Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide free influenza and Tdap vaccines

Saturday 07 01 12 11:06 UTC
The Department of Health will offer free influenza and Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) vaccines at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Jan. 9-13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

WHO confirms bird flu cases in Egypt, China

Saturday 07 01 12 10:38 UTC
The WHO on Thursday "announced the deaths of two men from H5N1 avian influenza, one from Egypt and another from China whose death was reported earlier in the media," CIDRAP News reports. Both men are suspected to have contracted the virus from avian sources, although an investigation into the man from China's exposure to the virus is ongoing, according to news service.
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