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Vaccinating Children May Be Effective At Helping Control Spread Of Influenza
June 17, 2009 — Targeting children may be an effective use of limited supplies of flu vaccine, according to new research. The study suggests that, used to support other control measures, this could help control the ... > full story -
Preventing Spread Of Infectious Diseases Is Everyone's Responsibility, Report Stresses
June 16, 2009 — According to a new report, we must all share responsibility for preventing the spread of diseases such as swine flu, SARS, avian influenza, diarrheal and skin diseases, and even the common ... > full story -
Milwaukee Swine Flu Testing Results Published
June 16, 2009 — Researchers have published the first initial paper describing the Milwaukee prevalence of the largest outbreak of novel swine origin influenza virus in America in journal Viruses. This corresponded ... > full story -
Pregnant Women At High Risk Of Complications From H1N1 Influenza
June 15, 2009 — With the H1N1 flu outbreak now elevated to pandemic level, scientists reports that oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) are relatively safe drugs for use in pregnant and breast-feeding ... > full story -
Swine Flu Origins Revealed
June 13, 2009 — A new analysis of the current swine-origin H1N1 influenza A virus suggests that transmission to humans occurred several months before recognition of the existing ... > full story -
Vast Majority Won’t Have Access To Antivirals In Pandemic, But Generic Drugs Could Help Prevent Deaths
June 12, 2009 — Almost 90 percent of the world's population will not have timely access to affordable supplies of vaccines and antiviral agents in the current influenza pandemic. But it is possible that inexpensive ... > full story -
UK Tops The List Of 213 Countries At Extreme Risk To The Spread Of Swine Flu
June 12, 2009 — A Warwick Business School professor and one of the founders of global risks specialist, Maplecroft, has released maps and indices revealing the countries most at risk from an influenza pandemic. The ... > full story -
Swine Flu Update: WHO Declares Pandemic In Response To Ongoing Global Spread Of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus
June 11, 2009 — On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus, which causes ... > full story -
New Accurate Diagnostic Test For Swine H1N1 Influenza Using RT-PCR Technology
June 9, 2009 — A new, easy-to-perform method for detecting seasonal influenza A virus and the emerging H1N1 swine-derived influenza A virus in human clinical samples offers a fast, sensitive, and cost-effective ... > full story -
Washing Hands Properly Helps Stop Spread Of Contagious Diseases
June 3, 2009 — We all know that coughs and sneezes spread diseases -- and that we should wash our hands to prevent passing on nasty viruses and bacteria. But how many of us just flick our hands under a dribbling ... > full story
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