Swine Flu Outbreak In India Kills 12 As H1N1 Virus Re-emerges – International Business TimesA swine flu outbreak in India has claimed 12 lives since the beginning of this month and more than a hundred people have been infected so far. The source of the outbreak has not yet been determined, but India’s Health Ministry [...]
Medline Introduces Nation’s First U.S. Antiviral Face Mask That Inactivates Flu Viruses – msnbc.comMUNDELEIN, Ill., March 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Don’t let the unseasonably warm weather sweeping over the majority of the country fool you. The flu season is off to a very late start this year— the latest in 25 years, according to [...]
Dutch cull 42,700 turkeys after bird flu foundAMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch authorities said 42,700 turkeys have been culled at a farm in the south of the country after a mild variant of the H7 bird flu strain was reported over the weekend. “Today we got the test results and I can confirm that it was [...]
WHO hopes controversial bird flu studies will be published by summerThe top influenza official at the World Health Organization is hoping bird flu studies currently in publishing limbo will be released by the time the agency hosts a second meeting on the controversy this summer. Springfield hospitals ask people with flu not to visit patients [...]
Doctor: Flu season likely to be ‘very, very wimpy’ – Janesville GazetteJANESVILLE — Perhaps the mild winter in Wisconsin helped keep down the number of flu cases. Nobody can say for sure, but one way or another, this year’s flu season turned out “very, very wimpy,” a local doctor said. “Does the really mild … [...]
Federer, Nadal advance as flu hits Indian WellsFormer winners Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal breezed through with straight-set wins as a flu bug wreaked havoc on the men's and women's draws at the Indian Wells tournament. Flu cases hit Guangzhou, Xinjiang – People’s Daily OnlineGuangzhou reported nine flu outbreaks in schools since February and the [...]
Scientists fear row over bird flu studies may undermine credibility of the field – 680 NewsTORONTO – As influenza scientists and biosecurity experts continue to do battle over controversial bird flu studies, some in the flu world worry arguments being used to push for full publication of the studies may be eroding the credibility of [...]
Flu late to arrive in Muskegon County, still time to get the shot, officials say – MLive.comThe flu is late in reaching Muskegon County this year, but health officials say it’s coming in the next few weeks. Muskegon County schools reported 396 cases of flu-like illnesses in the first week of February, the last time [...]
U.S. flu markers show steady increase – United Press InternationalATLANTA, March 3 (UPI) — U.S. influenza is on the rise with widespread flu activity in California, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, Oklahoma and Virginia, health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said for the week ending … Taiwan official quits over 'bird flu cover-up'A [...]
Minnesota flu season weak compared to years past – Pioneer PressAn unusually quiet flu season got a little noisier at the end of February with jumps in the number of hospitalizations and associated deaths, according to a report Thursday from the Minnesota Department of Health. Even so, the current flu season … Like The Winter [...]
