H1N1 simulation modeling shows rapid vaccine rollout effective in reducing infection rates
Early action, especially rapid rollout of vaccines, is extremely effective in reducing the attack rate of the H1N1 influenza virus, according to a simulation model of a pandemic outbreak reported in a new study in CMAJ (Canad ...
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Oct 13, 2009 |
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Tamiflu Metabolite Found in Sewage Discharge, River Water
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study published September 28th ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers measured oseltamivir carboxylate (OC), the active metabolite of the popular anti-i ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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IOM report released on species-jumping diseases
Significant weaknesses undermine the global community's abilities to prevent, detect early, and respond efficiently to potentially deadly species-crossing microbes, such as the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus sweeping the globe, ...
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Sep 22, 2009 |
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Flu boosts heart-attack risk, says study
Heart problems may account for a huge share of deaths from influenza, according to a study published on Tuesday that recommends cardiac patients be vaccinated against flu.
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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G-7, Mexico: risk groups to get 1st swine flu meds
(AP) -- Pregnant women, health workers and people with risky health conditions will be the first to receive swine flu vaccinations, according to an agreement reached Friday by the world's seven largest economies ...
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Pandemic flu can infect cells deep in the lungs, says new research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pandemic swine flu can infect cells deeper in the lungs than seasonal flu can, according to a new study published today in Nature Biotechnology. The researchers, from Imperial College London ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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'Dung of the devil' plant roots point to new swine flu drugs
Scientists in China have discovered that roots of a plant used a century ago during the great Spanish influenza pandemic contains substances with powerful effects in laboratory experiments in killing the H1N1 ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
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NIAID launches 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine trial in pregnant women
The first trial testing a candidate 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in pregnant women is launching this week, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced ...
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Sep 09, 2009 |
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Rice researchers seek better vaccine procedure
As manufacturers work furiously to make a vaccine to protect against 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus, a Rice University bioengineer is trying to improve the process for future flu seasons. The goal is to shorten the time it ...
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Swine flu virus now most prevalent strain of flu: WHO
The World Health Organisation said Friday that the swine flu virus has overtaken other viruses to become the most prevalent flu strain.
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Aug 28, 2009 |
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Bird flu leaves the nest -- adapting to a new host
Current research suggests that viral polymerase may provide a new therapeutic target for host-adapted avian influenza. The related report by Gabriel et al, "Spread of Infection and Lymphocyte Depletion in Mice Depends on ...
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Aug 26, 2009 |
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Nottingham scientists commissioned for urgent swine flu research
Scientists at The University of Nottingham and Health Protection Agency East Midlands are carrying out urgent research into the swine flu virus after being commissioned as part of the government's response to the pandemic.
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Aug 25, 2009 |
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Preparing for the H1N1 pandemic: a formidable foe
Prevention of H1N1 influenza virus through vaccination must be our top priority if disease patterns in the northern hemisphere follow those in the southern hemisphere this fall, writes Paul Hébert, Editor-in-Chief ...
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Aug 17, 2009 |
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Scientists study past flu pandemics for clues to future course of 2009 H1N1 virus
A commonly held belief that severe influenza pandemics are preceded by a milder wave of illness arose because some accounts of the devastating flu pandemic of 1918-19 suggested that it may have followed such a pattern. But ...
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Aug 11, 2009 |
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Cyber exploring the 'ecosystems' of influenzas
Predicting the infection patterns of influenzas requires tracking both the ecology and the evolution of the fast-morphing viruses that cause them, said a Duke University researcher who enlists computers to model such changes.
Aug 05, 2009 |
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