The latest Swine Flu News articles published daily. Includes news on the three influenza A virus subtypes: H1N1, H3N2, and H1N2. News about detection, prevention, infection control, potential pandemics & more..
No Time For Complacency On Swine Flu - Australian Medical Association
20 November 2009
AMA Vice President, Dr Steve Hambleton, said today that the AMA is encouraging people to visit their GP to be immunised against swine flu.
It has been reported that there are still far too many Australians who have not been...
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Asthma A Significant Risk Factor For Complications In Children With H1N1
20 November 2009
A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study (http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj...
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Military Study Shows Prevention Of Novel A/H1N1 Virus Infection Is Vaccine-Type And Age-Dependent
20 November 2009
Immunization with either live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV, also known as FluMist®), or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), appears to offer a protection (~ 45%) against the novel A/H1N1 virus, the cause...
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