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| Experts are calling for all healthcare workers to be vaccinated against influenza... |
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| Updated: 02 September 2010 |
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| The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has launched a vaccination program against . . . |
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| Updated: 02 September 2010 |
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| A 33-year-old woman from Qalyubia governorate is suspected to be infected with . . . |
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| Updated: 31 August 2010 |
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| An outbreak of over 1000 cases of H1N1 2009 in pigs was confirmed in . . . |
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| Updated: 31 August 2010 |
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| European Medicines Agency (EMA) officials have set up a . . . |
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| Updated: 29 August 2010 |
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| According to the latest situation report by the World Health Organization (WHO). . . |
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| Updated: 28 August 2010 |
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| Media sources reported that, at least 60 dead chickens in . . . |
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| Updated: 26 August 2010 |
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| Finnish health officials have temporarily suspended immunization . . . |
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| Updated: 25 August 2010 |
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| In their latest update, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that H1N1 activity remained . . . |
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| Updated: 21 August 2010 |
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| A report by the US government calls the country's ability to respond to outbreaks as . . . |
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| Updated: 19 August 2010 |
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| One new suspected case, and one suspected case determined NOT infected . . . |
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| Updated: 18 August 2010 |
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| With pandemic H1N1 2009 waning, international organizations are now . . . |
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| Updated: 18 August 2010 |
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| Influenza A (H5N1) infection detected in apparently healthy pigs . . . |
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| Updated: 17 August 2010 |
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| There may some differences between people with confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal flu infections who were ill during the same time period . . . |
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| Updated: 14 August 2010 |
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| European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) experts anticipate lower flu activity for forthcoming flu season (2010-2011) in Europe than were seen . . . |
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| Updated: 14 August 2010 |
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| News sources are quoting the head of the Jakarta Agriculture, Maritime and Animal Husbandry Agency stating . . . |
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| Updated: 14 August 2010 |
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| In their latest influenza update, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that . . . |
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| Updated: 14 August 2010 |
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| Three national health organizations have published a document to help improve future pandemic response . . . |
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| Updated: 13 August 2010 |
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| A two-year old girl from Cairo governorate may be infected with . . . |
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| Updated: 12 August 2010 |
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| As promised, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published the identities of members of its Emergency Committee . . . |
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| Updated: 11 August 2010 |
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| Better awareness and solid pandemic preparedness plans can help . . . |
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| Updated: 11 August 2010 |
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| In a press conference, the World Health Organization.... |
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| Updated: 10 August 2010 |
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| The expiration date will be pushed up for some pandemic H1N1 vaccines made by Sanofi Pasteur . . . |
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| Updated: 09 August 2010 |
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| Overall pandemic influenza activity remained low in most parts of the world, except some regions in South Asia and tropical South and Central America. |
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| Updated: 07 August 2010 |
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| More cautions againts using a CSL product in young children . . . |
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| Updated: 05 August 2010 |
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| Children with pandemic H1N1 flu may need to be kept in isolation for more time than infected adults . . . |
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| Updated: 05 August 2010 |
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| The US CDC issued a health advisory following . . . |
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| Updated: 05 August 2010 |
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| People with chronic illnesses may be able to get pandemic H1N1 flu more than once . . . |
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| Updated: 04 August 2010 |
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| Experts proposed that implementation of the “One Health Approach”, would improve . . . |
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| Updated: 04 August 2010 |
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| A 34-year-old woman from Banten Province has . . . |
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| Updated: 04 August 2010 |
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| Students in South Korea improved . . . |
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| Updated: 03 August 2010 |
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| Australian authorities said seasonal flu shots for children under five years old . . . |
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| Updated: 02 August 2010 |
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| People are more likely to adopt health interventions if they perceive a disease event as risky . . . |
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| Updated: 01 August 2010 |
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| Children at a school fell sick with . . . |
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| Updated: 31 July 2010 |
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| In their latest flu update, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports low . . . |
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| Updated: 31 July 2010 |
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| A 20 year-old woman is in a critical condition . . . |
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| Updated: 29 July 2010 |
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| An alert for influenza has been issued . . . |
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| Updated: 29 July 2010 |
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| A five-year-old child from West Kalimantan province . . . |
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| Updated: 26 July 2010 |
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| In their weekly update, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that overall pandemic activity is. . . |
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| Updated: 24 July 2010 |
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| There has been an increase . . . |
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| Updated: 23 July 2010 |
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| Avian influenza H5N1 continues to be reported in . . . |
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| Updated: 23 July 2010 |
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| A 14-year-old girl from Java island is reported to have died from . . . |
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| Updated: 23 July 2010 |
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| India is experiencing a rise in . . . |
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| Updated: 22 July 2010 |
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| The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that . . . |
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| Updated: 22 July 2010 |
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| Should bird flu reach the continental United States, there is significant risk of . . . |
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| Updated: 20 July 2010 |
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| Vietnam will receive Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) from the World Health Organization (WHO). In a press release, government officials . . . |
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| Updated: 20 July 2010 |
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| People who had a seasonal flu vaccine were not more likely to catch pandemic H1N1 . . . |
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| Updated: 19 July 2010 |
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| EU countries evaluation of pandemic handling. . . |
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| Updated: 17 July 2010 |
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| Researchers have estimated that 63 million American people were infected. . . |
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| Updated: 17 July 2010 |
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| Businesses and national organizations should be prepared for the . . . |
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| Updated: 16 July 2010 |
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| Media outlets are covering an official parliamentary investigation in France which declared the national pandemic vaccination a "failure" . . . |
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| Updated: 15 July 2010 |
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| School closure may help reduce the spread of influenza amongst the community, especially children . . . |
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| Updated: 15 July 2010 |
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| Infrared thermal image scanners (ITIS) at airports perform moderately well at detecting fever, but not influenza infections . . . |
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| Updated: 15 July 2010 |
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| A new, domestically produced H1N1 pandemic flu vaccine was launched by . . . |
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| Updated: 15 July 2010 |
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| The World Health Organization (WHO) may lower the world's pandemic phase, depending on . . . |
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| Updated: 15 July 2010 |
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| The national Ministry of Health reported an increase in respiratory infections, particularly . . . |
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| Updated: 15 July 2010 |
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| Vaccinating employees can be more effective than other interventions (like behavior changes) to reduce influenza-related absenteeism . . . |
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| Updated: 13 July 2010 |
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| Less than five percent of people followed simple advice during the . . . |
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| Updated: 13 July 2010 |
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| The uptake of pandemic H1N1 vaccination in . . . |
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| Updated: 09 July 2010 |
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| A cleaning and disinfection (C&D) program has been launched at the live bird market in . . . |
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| Updated: 09 July 2010 |
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| Antivirals were found to be effective in reducing the spread of H1N1 virus . . . |
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| Updated: 09 July 2010 |
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| A new strain of influenza A/ (H5N1) virus (bird flu) is available . . . |
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| Updated: 09 July 2010 |
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| Automatic scheduling of flu vaccine appointments may. . . |
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| Updated: 08 July 2010 |
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| According to figures published by the BBC, only a little over 10% of all patients in the UK who were granted antiviral drugs by the national pandemic hotline/website . . . |
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| Updated: 07 July 2010 |
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| The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed that the wild birds found dead in Nagqu prefecture, in Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region . . . |
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| Updated: 05 July 2010 |
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| An independent review of the national response to the 2009 influenza pandemic was published by the United Kingdom Cabinet Office . . . |
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| Updated: 05 July 2010 |
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| A 34-year-old woman from Jakarta who died on June 1 has been confirmed by the Indonesian Ministry of Health as a victim of bird flu H5N1. . . |
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| Updated: 04 July 2010 |
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| A second patient from Java island is reported to have died from . . . |
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| Updated: 01 July 2010 |
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| American safety officials want to meet with senior executives from CSL Ltd to discuss possible problems with its manufacturing process. |
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| Updated: 29 June 2010 |
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| A study conducted in Egypt indicates that females over 15 years old may be more likely to contract H5N1 bird flu . . . |
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| Updated: 28 June 2010 |
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| Another province in Vietnam has detected avian flu H5N1 among its poultry. |
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| Updated: 28 June 2010 |
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| Southern China may be the origin of multiple clusters . . . |
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| Updated: 28 June 2010 |
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| Over 360 wild birds were found dead in lake . . . |
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| Updated: 26 June 2010 |
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| The World Health Organization (WHO) faced renewed criticism of their handling of the H1N1 pandemic. |
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| Updated: 25 June 2010 |
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| A recently published study shows that older adults - who appeared to have more immunity to the pandemic H1N1 - may no longer . . . |
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| Updated: 24 June 2010 |
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| In April 2009, the H1N1 pandemic triggered US authorities to issue an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) allowing “either the use of . . . |
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| Updated: 24 June 2010 |
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| Most employers in the US took measures to prevent . . . |
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| Updated: 23 June 2010 |
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| A white paper published by the Canadian Standards Association presented recommendations to improve the existing . . . |
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| Updated: 21 June 2010 |
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| Timely and appropriate non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) may help prevent a or mitigate an outbreak of pandemic flu. A study analyzed the effectiveness of Fengxiao. . . |
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| Updated: 19 June 2010 |
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| Influenza needs to be more closely examined among animal populations . . . |
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| Updated: 18 June 2010 |
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| The National Health Service (NHS London) responded well overall to the challenges of the pandemic according to a report published . . . |
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| Updated: 17 June 2010 |
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| A 55-year-old man from Java island has died of . . . |
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| Updated: 17 June 2010 |
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| A report published by the National Academy of Sciences gives an comprehensive review of the . . . |
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| Updated: 16 June 2010 |
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| The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has adopted . . . |
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| Updated: 16 June 2010 |
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| The impact of pandemic H1N1 outbreak may be reduced by administering Tamiflu (oseltamivir) to . . . |
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| Updated: 13 June 2010 |
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| Elders may have some protection but. . . |
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| Updated: 12 June 2010 |
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