Bird Flu, Pig Flu … Now Bat FluScientists report first evidence of flu in bats; never-before-seen virus found in Guatemala New flu virus is found in bats – YAHOO!A new strain of influenza A has been found in fruit bats, indicating for the first time that bats, like birds, can be carriers of the virus, [...]
Flu Season Delayed This Year – TopNews United StatesWith February (the month that normally cites the peak of flu cases) ongoing, this year has still not started citing any of the doctors’ offices or hospitals across the country speaking upon the spread or urging people to stay cautious or take care of their … Flu [...]
Flu Season Off to a Very Late Start: CDCTHURSDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) — It took a long time to get started, but this winter's flu season is finally here, say experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Do you need a flu shot before you go to RodeoHouston? – KHOUHOUSTON – [...]
Flu vaccines still available at local Health DepartmentNorth Carolina has reported its first child death from influenza for the 2011-2012 flu season. And local health officials are reminding folks who have not been vaccinated that it is still not too late for them to get their flu shots. Bird flu still a menace in Asia [...]
Flu absent this winter, health officials say – Indiana GazetteThe United States is experiencing the latest start to the influenza season in the past three decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and local physicians say they’re treating fewer cases than usual this year. “This has been … Bird flu study publication [...]
After Slow Start, Flu Season Has Arrived – YAHOO!After a late start, the flu season ball has begun to roll, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said it has been the slowest start to a flu season in three decades, but the first week of February … [...]
Scientists Take Cautious Tack On Bird Flu ResearchLast month, scientists around the world agreed to temporarily halt controversial scientific research with bird flu viruses. Some experts say too little is known about how infectious this virus could be to humans, but other experts think those risks have been blown a bit out of proportion. Mild [...]
H1N1 flu makes a comeback in Mexico – msnbc.comBy Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — It was just about three years ago that a strange new strain of flu first appeared in Mexico, then spread across the border to the United States and eventually much of the globe. Children bore brunt of [...]
Officials prepare for flu season peakReports of flu statewide are showing a slight increase, leading health care officials to preach prevention in advance of an expected peak season. Flu season mild, but still time to ramp upThe flu virus is thought to thrive in cold weather, so it’s no surprise that during this unseasonably warm [...]
Flu shots: an important annual traditionArvilla Read gets a flu shot from public health nurse Linda Buccanan at a flu clinic held Tuesday at North Vancouver's Silver Harbour Centre. Nepal in mass poultry cull after bird flu found – Terra DailyHealth workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the [...]
