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Swine flu recedes in North America, Europe, WHO says
Booster ShotsThe second wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza is winding down in North America and much of Europe, but flu activity is still widespread and intensifying in India, Egypt and elsewhere and it's too soon to say the pandemic is over,...... -
Origins of the Swine Flu
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe virus behind the current influenza pandemic may be known as swine flu, but it didn't come only from pigs. Wild birds and humans also played a role in its creation. Scientists are still trying to unravel how it wound up infecting people and spreading...Tags: Natural Resources, Viral Diseases and Infections, Science and Technology, Health and Safety at School, Arizona
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Why Elderly Didn't Get Swine Flu
Los Angeles TimesThe elderly are normally the most susceptible to flu viruses, so it was something of a shock to find that they were largely spared in the recent waves of pandemic H1N1 influenza. Experts have speculated that their apparent resistance to the virus may have...Tags: Immune System, Los Angeles Times, Epidemics and Plagues, Viral Diseases and Infections, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine
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Protecting Your Pets from Swine Flu
Many of us have pets that are just as much a part of the family as anyone else, and with words like "swine" and "flu" floating around so close to each other, it's only natural to wonder if this influenza outbreak might be dangerous for the non-human...Tags: Pneumonia, Cat (animal), Dog (animal), Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses
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New studies show why elderly weren't as likely to get swine flu--and warn about future outbreaks
Booster ShotsThe elderly are normally the most susceptible to flu viruses, so it was something of a shock to find that they were largely spared in the recent waves of pandemic H1N1 influenza. Experts have speculated that their apparent resistance to...... -
Bird flu: a reality check
Times Staff WriterWITH the annual flu season bearing down and fears of bird flu in the news, public health officials are girding for battle. Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt told Americans "we're preparing" for an outbreak of bird flu in the U.S....Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Natural Resources, Flu Vaccine, Economy, Business and Finance, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Website for the germ-obsessed
JUDITH MILLER is coauthor of "Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War."PLANNING A TRIP to Vancouver Island? You might want to know that Cryptococcus gattii, a pathogenic fungus that invades the central nervous systems of humans and other animals, has recently infected about 100 people there, six of whom have died. Do you...Tags: Connecticut, Columbia University, CNN (tv network), Viral Diseases and Infections, Science and Technology
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Bracing for a flu pandemic
Special to The Times"THE threat of an influenza pandemic is, at present, one of the most significant public health issues our nation and world faces." — Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenback, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, April 2007 "We know that a...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Livestock Farming, Epidemics and Plagues
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A Chicken-and-Egg Problem: How to Speed Up Production of Flu Shots
Times Staff WriterIf bird flu erupts into a pandemic, the world will need a lot of vaccine in a hurry. That would be virtually impossible with the current flu-vaccine manufacturing method, which is little changed since the 1940s. Several companies have bird flu vaccines...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis, Biotechnology, San Diego (San Diego, California), New York
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Cleanliness Counts
Of The Washington PostAvian flu poultry timers. Toothbrush sanitizers. UV ray sensors. Anti-mite mattress sprays. Domestic life in 2006 is under attack. And the housewares industry is arming us to fight back against the fear factor. The American consumer today is worried...Tags: Consumers, The Washington Post, Hotels and Accommodations, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Flu spread raises alarm
Officials advised Monday against most travel to Mexico, the center of an outbreak of swine flu suspected of killing almost 150 people there and sickening at least 50 through its spread to the United States.
The acting director of the Centers for...Tags: Barack Obama, European Union, Disasters and Accidents, Viral Diseases and Infections, New York
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Chinese government still hedges on avian flu
Sun Foreign StaffBEIJING - The scene was reminiscent of early 2003, just before the world learned about SARS: A small room in central Beijing, filled with journalists skeptically asking World Health Organization experts this week about a potential new health threat in...Tags: Government, Livestock Farming, Epidemics and Plagues, Viral Diseases and Infections, Beijing (China)
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