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Jan 27, 2012

Jan 27, 2012

Flu season shows signs of life in US, EU

Lisa Schnirring
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Jan 27, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – Flu activity in the United States and Europe showed more signs of picking up last week, with labs in both parts of the world finding higher percentages of positives in tests of respiratory samples, according to new surveillance reports today.
Jan 27, 2012

Study suggests older adults may have little defense against swine H3N2 viruses

Lisa Schnirring
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Jan 27, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – Canadian researchers have reported a study in which both young children and middle-aged adults had little evidence of immune protection against swine-origin influenza H3N2 viruses like those that have been reported recently in a dozen US children.

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Jan 17, 2012

Jan 17, 2012

WHO to lead talks on controversial H5N1 studies

Lisa Schnirring
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Jan 17, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – A World Health Organization (WHO) official said the agency will play a role in leading discussions on issues related to controversial H5N1 avian influenza transmission studies, as more experts called for a further global discussion of the issues.

Jan 13, 2012

Jan 13, 2012

Researchers air new theories about 1918 flu mortality

Lisa Schnirring
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Jan 13, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – Experts who have studied the 1918 pandemic have long puzzled over why the mortality rate in young adults was so high, a feature that might be explained by pathologic immune responses related to previous flu exposure, according to a new theory from a research team.

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