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Aug 20, 2013

Aug 20, 2013

News Scan for Aug 20, 2013

MERS in Qatar
Cyclospora update
H7N9, H5N1 compared
Obesity-flu link
H5N1 outbreak in Cambodia

Aug 19, 2013

Aug 19, 2013

Flu Scan for Aug 19, 2013

New four-strain flu vaccine
H5N1 death in Cambodia
Global flu update
H7 avian flu in Italy

Apr 26, 2013

Apr 09, 2013

Dec 07, 2012

Dec 07, 2012

Early-season rise in US flu activity continues

(CIDRAP News) – Influenza is widespread in eight US states, and some other indicators of an early flu season continue to rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.

The percentage of patients' respiratory samples testing positive for flu grew to 20.7% in the week ending Dec 1, up from 15.2% the week before. And, as before, the H3N2 strain continues to dominate, which can be a sign of a more severe flu season.

Oct 01, 2012

Oct 01, 2012

WHO: 2013 southern flu vaccine should copy 2012 northern version

(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending that influenza vaccines for the Southern Hemisphere's 2013 flu season should contain the same three strains as the vaccines now being administered to millions in the Northern Hemisphere.

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