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Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009 More Deadly for Younger Adults
As the world prepares for
what may be the next
pandemic strain of influenza
virus, in the H7N9 bird flu,
a new study reveals that the
2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic
... > full story
Novel Approach for Influenza Vaccination Shows Promise in Early Animal Testing
A new approach for
immunizing against influenza
elicited a more potent
immune response and broader
protection than the
... > full story
H1N1 Discovered in Marine Mammals
Scientists detected the H1N1
(2009) virus in free-ranging
northern elephant seals off
the central California coast
a year after the human
pandemic began. ... > full story
Potential Flu Pandemic Lurks: Influenza Viruses Circulating in Pigs, Birds Could Pose Risk to Humans
In the summer of 1968, a new
strain of influenza appeared
in Hong Kong. This strain,
known as H3N2, spread around
the globe and eventually k ... > full story
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Ferrets, Pigs Susceptible to H7N9 Avian Influenza Virus
May 23, 2013 — Chinese and US scientists have used a virus isolated from a person who died from H7N9 avian influenza infection to determine whether the virus could infect and be transmitted between ferrets. Ferrets ... > full story -
Boosting Body's Natural Flu Killers as Way to Offset Virus Mutation Problem
May 23, 2013 — The known difficulty in fighting influenza (flu) is the ability of the flu viruses to mutate and thus evade various medications that were previously found to be effective. Researchers at the Hebrew ... > full story -
Predicting Infectious Influenza
May 20, 2013 — A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a new ... > full story -
Expert Questions US Public Health Agency Advice on Influenza Vaccines
May 16, 2013 — The United States government public health agency, the CDC, pledges "To base all public health decisions on the highest quality scientific data, openly and objectively derived." But experts argue ... > full story -
Potential Novel Treatment for Influenza Discovered: Scientists Pursue New Therapies as Deadly H7N9 Flu Spreads in China
May 1, 2013 — An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinical studies, according to new research. The scientists found that a drug ... > full story -
Flu and Bacteria: Better Prognosis for This Potentially Fatal Combination
April 26, 2013 — Scientists have provided insights into how much harm bacteria can cause to the lung of people having the flu. The results could prompt the development of alternative treatments for flu-related ... > full story -
Insight on Pandemic Flu
April 25, 2013 — Pandemic flu continues to threaten public health, especially in the wake of the recent emergence of an H7N9 low pathogenic avian influenza strain in ... > full story -
Improved Molecular Tools Streamline Influenza Testing and Management
April 17, 2013 — Over 40,000 people die each year in the United States from influenza-related diseases. In patients whose immune systems are compromised, antiviral therapy may be life-saving, but it needs to be ... > full story -
On Twitter, Anti-Vaccination Sentiments Spread More Easily Than Pro-Vaccination Sentiments
April 4, 2013 — On Twitter, a research team tracked the pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine messages about a new vaccine for combating a virus strain responsible for swine flu, and then observed how Twitter users expressed ... > full story -
Assessing Disease Surveillance and Notification Systems After a Pandemic
April 3, 2013 — Significant investments over the past decade into disease surveillance and notification systems appear to have "paid off" and the systems "work remarkably well," says a researcher who examined the ... > full story
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