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Nov 04, 2011

Nov 04, 2011

CDC reports more novel H3N2 infections

Lisa Schnirring
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Nov 04, 2011

(CIDRAP News) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported two more infections with swine-origin H3N2 influenza, including a case first announced by Maine 3 days ago and an additional illness in an Indiana patient.

The CDC also said flu activity in the United States is still at low levels, a pattern the World Health Organization (WHO) is also seeing in most parts of the world.

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Nov 17, 2011

H5N1 transmission experiment stirs concern

Robert Roos
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Nov 17, 2011

(CIDRAP News) – A national biosecurity board that monitors "dual use" research is apparently worried about an as-yet-published study in which a mutant form of H5N1 avian influenza virus was found to be easily transmissible in ferrets, which are considered good models for flu in humans.

Nov 18, 2011

Nov 18, 2011

WHO: Southern Hemisphere wraps up its flu season

Lisa Schnirring
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Nov 18, 2011

(CIDRAP News) – Influenza activity in the Southern Hemisphere has mostly returned to off-season levels, with only a few countries in tropical regions reporting significant activity, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported today.

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Nov 29, 2011

Nov 29, 2011

New details emerge in novel H3N2 reports

Lisa Schnirring
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Nov 29, 2011

(CIDRAP News) – New details about the three most recent human infections with a novel swine-origin influenza virus have emerged over the past few days, along with a preliminary report of similar viruses in a few pigs.

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