Jan 25, 2011
(CIDRAP News) Flu activity in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) European region is spreading from west to east and is slowly increasing, with several countries reporting that the 2009 H1N1 virus is mainly responsible for severe infections, according to a WHO update.
Jan 21, 2011
(CIDRAP News) A report from Hong Kong says that the use of blood plasma donated by recovered H1N1 influenza patients reduced the death rate in severely ill H1N1 patients.
(CIDRAP News) Flu activity is increasing in many of the Northern Hemisphere's temperate-zone countries, with influenza B cocirculating with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus across Europe and teaming up with influenza A (H3N2) in the United States and Canada, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update.
(CIDRAP News) A team of US researchers reported this week that a set of antibodies derived from 2009 H1N1 influenza patients showed an ability to react with a number of other flu strains, strengthening hopes that it will eventually be possible to create a broadly protective flu vaccine.
Jan 14, 2011
(CIDRAP News) British health officials said today that flu indicators show some early signs of a plateau, but they warned that the latest surveillance update covers a time when many schools and doctors offices were closed for the holidays.
Jan 13, 2011
Jan 12, 2011
