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Humans May Give Swine Flu To Pigs In New Twist To Pandemic
July 9, 2009 — The strain of influenza, A/H1N1, that is currently pandemic in humans has been shown to be infectious to pigs and to spread rapidly in a trial pig population. Researchers infected five pigs with the ... > full story -
Influenza Monitoring By The US Military
July 7, 2009 — The recent global swine flu outbreak has underscored the critical need for good surveillance and rapid access to epidemiological data. The US military, starting with early monitoring efforts in the ... > full story -
Health Departments Get Mixed Marks For Using Web To Communicate About Flu Crisis, Study Finds
July 7, 2009 — A new study gives state and local health departments get mixed marks for efforts to convey information about the H1N1 virus to the public using their Web sites immediately after US officials declared ... > full story -
Few People Changed Their Behavior In Early Stages Of Swine Flu Outbreak
July 6, 2009 — Few people changed their behavior in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak, according to a new study. But the results do support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can ... > full story -
Why H1N1 Flu Spreads Inefficiently
July 2, 2009 — Scientists have found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 "swine flu" virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses. But researchers say the new strain bears ... > full story -
First Wave Of Swine Flu Hit Young People Harder Than Expected
June 29, 2009 — A mathematical epidemiologist is researching the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic strain circulating around the world. The new study's findings reveal an age shift in the proportion of cases toward a ... > full story -
Flu Dynasty: Influenza Virus In 1918 And Today
June 29, 2009 — The influenza virus that wreaked havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists. They argue that we have lived in an influenza pandemic era since 1918, ... > full story -
Researchers Describe The 90-Year Evolution Of Swine Flu
June 29, 2009 — The current H1N1 swine flu strain has genetic roots in an illness that sickened pigs at the 1918 Cedar Rapids Swine Show in Iowa, report experts. Their paper describes H1N1's nearly century-long and ... > full story -
New Vaccination Strategy May Protect Against Both Lethal 1918 And H5N1 Influenza Viruses
June 19, 2009 — A new study suggests that vaccination with 1918 H1N1 influenza virus-like particles not only protected mice and ferrets against the lethal 1918 influenza virus, but also displayed cross-reactive ... > full story -
Could Older Population Have Enough Exposure To Past H1N1 Flu Strains To Avoid Infection?
June 18, 2009 — The outbreak of H1N1 in 1977 may have an impact on this pandemic. In the late 1970s, an influenza H1N1 appeared in humans. It had a pandemic-like spread that began in younger aged ... > full story
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