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Influenza

INFLUENZA >> 

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General Influenza and Flu Vaccine Information  
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Latest News  

May 2
New Item Researchers find fast way to make human antibodies against flu

Apr 17
New Item CDC: Imperfect flu vaccine was of help in tough season

Apr 16
New Item Study: New seasonal flu strains launch from Asia

Apr 9
New Item Flu vaccination still a challenge for hospitals

Apr 4
New Item US flu activity continues late-season decline

Mar 19
New Item Researchers warn of resistant flu, foodborne microbes

Mar 13
New Item Flu prompts 2-week school closure in Hong Kong

Mar 10
New Item Hectic season exposes gaps in flu preparedness

Mar 7
New Item Flu activity continues to slow, CDC says

Mar 5
New Item Flu immunizations for children will pose big challenge

Feb 29
New Item Flu epidemic may be slowing, CDC says

Feb 27
New Item ACIP recommends flu shots for all school children

Feb 22
New Item CDC says flu is widespread in 49 states

New Item FDA panel endorses overhaul for 2008-09 flu vaccine

Feb 15
New Item Flu widespread in 44 states, CDC reports

Feb 14
New Item WHO advises total makeover for 2008-09 flu vaccine

Feb 8
New Item CDC says influenza B strain doesn't match vaccine

Feb 7
New Item Europe reports further increase in Tamiflu resistance

Feb 6
New Item US seeing flu strain not matched by vaccine

Feb 1
New Item Europe says Tamiflu-resistant virus seen in 9 countries

Jan 31
New Item Study: School-based flu immunizations save money

Jan 29
New Item Europeans find Tamiflu resistance in seasonal flu virus

Jan 24
New Item Older flu drugs still used, against CDC advice

Jan 7
New Item FDA clears single test for 12 respiratory viruses

Jan 4
New Item Acambis reports promising results for 'universal' flu vaccine

Dec 6
New Item Experts urge clinicians to extend flu-shot season

Nov 27
New Item FDA panel seeks stronger label warnings for 2 flu drugs

Nov 14
New Item Study finds greater, later role for antivirals in flu patients

Nov 9
New Item CDC: vaccine deliveries set record, but will strains match?

Oct 25
New Item ACIP endorses FluMist for 2-, 3-, and 4-year-olds

Oct 19
New Item Study: Cold, dry air favors spread of flu in lab animals

Oct 17
New Item WHO report explores patent issues concerning flu viruses

Oct 9
New Item Fresh doubts, new support for flu shots for seniors

Sep 28
New Item FDA approves sixth flu vaccine for US market

Sep 20
New Item FDA approves FluMist for 2- to 4-year-old children

New Item Trial of injectable flu drug yields disappointing results

Sep 19
New Item CDC predicts record flu-shot supply, decries low coverage

Aug 1
New Item Study: Flu patients shed virus longer than expected

Jul 30
New Item Acambis launches human trial of 'universal' flu vaccine

Jul 27
New Item Flu vaccine distributor group reports on supply and delivery delays

Jul 11
New Item Children's flu cases turn deadly after bacterial infection

Jul 2
New Item CDC urges flu shots for all healthcare workers

Jun 22
New Item FLU CONFERENCE COVERAGE
H5N1, other flu viruses show signs of drug resistance

Jun 20
New Item Japanese to study behavioral effects of Tamiflu

      
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New Item Evaluation of the NanoChip 400 system for detection of influenza A and B, respiratory syncytial, and parainfluenza viruses
From May J Clin Microbiol

 
New Item The course of fever following influenza virus infection in children treated with oseltamivir
From Jun J Med Virol

 
New Item Changing selective pressure during antigenic changes in human influenza H3
From PLoS Pathog, published online May 2

 
New Item A novel approach to improve influenza vaccination rates among health care professionals: a prospective randomized controlled trial
From May Am J Infect Control

 
New Item Rapid cloning of high-affinity human monoclonal antibodies against influenza virus
From Nature, published online Apr 30

 
New Item Inhibition of pulmonary antibacterial defense by interferon-gamma during recovery from influenza infection
From Nature Med, published online Apr 27

 
New Item Effect of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines in elderly persons in years of low influenza activity
From Virology J, published online Apr 28

 
New Item Infectivity studies of influenza virus hemagglutinin receptor binding site mutants in mice
From May J Virol

 
New Item The global circulation of seasonal influenza A (H3N2) viruses
From Apr 18 Science

 
New Item Interim within-season estimate of the effectiveness of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine--Marshfield, Wisconsin, 2007-08 influenza season
From Apr 18 MMWR

 
New Item Update: influenza activity--United States, September 30, 2007-April 5, 2008, and composition of the 2008-09 influenza vaccine
From Apr 18 MMWR

 
New Item The genomic and epidemiological dynamics of human influenza A
From Nature, published online Apr 16

 
New Item Influenza vaccine coverage and presenteeism in Sedgwick County, Kansas
From Am J Infect Control, published online Apr 14

 
New Item Emergence of adamantane-resistant influenza A (H3N2) viruses in Hong Kong between 1997 and 2006
From May J Med Virol

 
New Item Activation of interleukin-32 pro-inflammatory pathway in response to influenza A virus infection
From Apr 16 PLos ONE

 
New Item Comparison of outpatient visits and hospitalisations, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, before and after influenza vaccination
From Apr Int J Clin Pract

 
New Item Safety and immunogenicity of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in infants
From J Infect Dis, published online Apr 7

 
New Item Genetic and epidemiological analysis of influenza virus epidemics in Taiwan during 2003 to 2006
From Apr J Clin Microbiol

 
New Item Update on influenza vaccines
From special issue Respirology, published online Mar 28

 
New Item Update on influenza antivirals
From special issue Respirology, published online Mar 28

 
New Item Viral respiratory infections at the Hajj: comparison between UK and Saudi pilgrims
From Clin Microbiol Infect, published online Mar 28

 
New Item Trends in recorded influenza mortality: United States, 1900-2004
From Am J Public Health, published online Apr 1

 
New Item Status of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination among older American Indians and Alaska natives
From Am J Public Health, published online Apr 1

 
New Item Prevention of influenza: recommendations for influenza immunization of children, 2007-2008
AAP policy statement published Apr 1 in Pediatrics

 
New Item Antibodies induced by the HA2 glycopolypeptide of influenza virus haemagglutinin improve recovery from influenza A virus infection
From Apr J Gen Virol

 
New Item Current and future antiviral therapy of severe seasonal and avian influenza
From Apr Antiviral Res

 
New Item Survival of influenza virus on banknotes
From Appl Environ Microbiol, published online Mar 21

 
New Item The influenza primer design resource: a new tool for translating influenza sequence data into effective diagnostics
From Jan Influenza Other Resp Viruses, available online Mar 28

 
New Item Influenza vaccination of recommended adult populations, US, 1989-2005
From Mar 25 Vaccine

 
New Item The evolution of human influenza A viruses from 1999 to 2006 - a complete genome study
From Virol J, published online Mar 7

 
New Item Determination of oseltamivir quality by colorimetric and liquid chromatographic methods
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Mar 5

 
New Item Rapid differentiation of influenza A virus subtypes and genetic screening for virus variants by high-resolution melting analysis
From Mar J Clin Microbiol

 
New Item Reducing antibiotic use in influenza: challenges and rewards
From Apr Clin Microbiol Infect

 
New Item Cross-protection by MF59-adjuvanted influenza vaccine: neutralizing and haemagglutination-inhibiting antibody activity against A(H3N2) drifted influenza viruses
From Mar 17 Vaccine

 
New Item Quality assessment of nonanthrax vaccination data in the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS), 1998-2004
From Mar 17 Vaccine

 
New Item Use of a mandatory declination form in a program for influenza vaccination of healthcare workers
From Apr Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

 
New Item Symptoms of influenza virus infection in hospitalized patients
From Apr Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

 
New Item Safety and immunogenicity of concurrent administration of live attenuated influenza vaccine with measles-mumps-rubella and varicella vaccines to infants 12 to 15 months of age
From Mar Pediatrics

 
New Item Multiple reassortant events in the evolutionary history of H1N1 influenza A virus since 1918
From Feb 29 PLos Pathog

 
New Item Neutrophils play an essential role in cooperation with antibody in both protection against and recovery from pulmonary infection with influenza virus in mice
From Mar J Virol

 
New Item Safety and tolerability of cold-adapted influenza vaccine, trivalent, in infants younger than 6 months of age
From Pediatrics, published online Feb 25

 
New Item Seasonal and pandemic influenza: a 2007 update on challenges and solutions
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Feb 21

 
New Item CTA1-M2e-DD: a novel mucosal adjuvant targeted influenza vaccine
From Feb 26 Vaccine

 
New Item Update: influenza activity--United States, September 30, 2007-February 9, 2008
From MMWR, released Feb 15

 
New Item Rapid decline of influenza vaccine-induced antibody in the elderly: is it real, or is it relevant?
From Feb 15 J Infect Dis

 
New Item CDC: Flu Activity
Updated weekly

 
New Item CDC: Q & A on Influenza
Questions and answers on a variety of topics related to seasonal flu; updated frequently