New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic - Science Centric
Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ONE. The authors of the new study, from Imperial College
Preventing H1N1 spread to health care workers: Dilemma, debate and - Science Centric
A commentary in the December issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of a common pathogen - the influenza virus - and its impact on decisions about how best to protect health care workers
New H3N8 Canine influenza spreading: the H1N1 flu of dogs - FOX 21 Online
DULUTH - We’ve all heard of H1N1 swine flu by now, but have you ever heard of H3N8? It’s a new strain of canine influenza virus that’s affecting dogs similarly as H1N1 affects humans. The good news is there’s a new vaccine to treat it. As humans line
Rapid Influenza Tests Pose a Dangerous Public Health Risk - Occupational Health Safety
Rapid influenza diagnostic tests used in doctors’ offices, hospitals, and medical laboratories to detect H1N1 are virtually useless and could pose a significant danger to public health, according to a Loyola University Medical Center researcher. “At
Prevalence of Antibodies against Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus among - Elites TV
Between 2003 and 2005, highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses caused large scale outbreaks in poultry in the Ho Chi Minh City area in Vietnam. We studied the prevalence of antibodies against H5N1 in poultry workers and cullers who were
Flu Tests: H1N1 May Have Peaked In Oct. - OfficialWire
a leading provider of diagnostic testing services, released Friday said the rates of infection by the H1N1 influenza virus may have peaked in late October, but the pandemic flu virus continues to be a potential source of illness in all age groups