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[New England Journal of Medicine] Oseltamivir Resistance during Treatment of Influenza A (H5N1 ...: (2009) Emergence of Oseltamivir-Resistant Pandemic H1N1 Virus during Prophylaxis. New England Journal of Medicine 361:23, 2296-2297 .

[People] Swine Flu-People: Typical of a new virus, such as the H1N1 swine flu, there is virtually no immunity to it and no vaccine. The alarming part about the H5N1 avian flu is that it kills the majority of people that get it, including young healthy people with strong immune systems, whereas normal seasonal influenza causes only mild respiratory symptoms in most people.

[Influenza Virus Mashup] [Avian Flu Diary] CIDRAP On Two NEJM Pandemic H1N1 Studies: Jun 9, 2010 (CIDRAP News) - When the H1N1 pandemic influenza began hitting Singapore’s military forces last summer, health officials largely arrested its spread by giving oseltamivir to everyone in the affected units, in combination with other preventive steps, according to a report released today.

[ArticleField.com - Free Article Directory] 2009 flu pandemic: For the mere diagnosis of influenza and not pandemic H1N1/09 flu specifically, more widely available tests include rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDT), which yield results in about 30 minutes, and direct and indirect immunofluorescence assays (DFA and IFA), which take 24 hours. Due to the high rate of RIDT false negatives, the CDC advises that patients with illnesses compatible with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection but with negative RIDT results should be treated empirically based on the level of clinical suspicion, underlying medical conditions, severity of illness, and risk for complications, and if a more definitive determination of infection with influenza virus is required, testing with rRT-PCR or virus isolation should be performed.

[Influenza Virus Mashup] [Avian Flu Diary] 365 Days Later: Yesterday India’s health ministry said nine pandemic H1N1 flu fatalities have been reported so far in June, one from Karnataka state and four each from Maharashtra state and the city of Kerala, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported. An official told the news service that the ministry saw a rise in pandemic flu cases following monsoon activity in the area at the end of May.

[Eurosurveillance latest updates] Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 vaccines in the - Eurosurveillance ...: Immunogenicity data from clinical trials using the current pandemic vaccines authorised in Europe will soon become available and if possible the Committee for Medicinal Product for Human Use (CHMP) at the EMEA will then consider whether to adjust the recommendations for all or specific age groups. However, it will be important to determine how long-lasting this immune response will be and EMEA has therefore so far taken a safe course of relying on the evidence from the clinical trials with avian flu vaccines that two doses are needed for a robust long-term immune response.

[Labor Law Poster] H1N1 influenza and preparation for work and safety: In this case, the H1N1 virus represented a morphing together of human flu, avian flu and swine flu that could spread from human to human. So far, it’s been contained successfully, but this was true in 1918 as well when an early flu came and went with little fanfare, only to reappear later in the year with a vengeance, killing 40 million people worldwide.

[InsertComma] 'Dread' again « InsertComma: “To give a sense of the fiscal footprint of the preparedness industry, the Department of HHS [Health and Human Services] in fiscal year 2011 will spend less than $1 billion for training of health care providers to go to underserved areas, $290 million on access to health services, $300 million for integration with global health activities. In other words, the claims about swine flu being the next big epidemic allowed a lot of taxpayer money to go into private hands ”” a large amount even by the standards of normal DHHS appropriations.”

[Bird Flu Monitor] Bird Flu Monitor: Avian Influenza: World Bank funds Belize's fight ...: Not Fried] World Bank funds Belize's fight vs Avian flu: Prior to the H1N1 pandemic, the Ministry had been collaborating closely with PAHO and other stakeholders to produce its own plan of preparedness for an influenza outbreak. Consideration was given to the support provided through the Ministry of Health by granting emergency funds to effect mitigating measures against H1N1.

[JahanSquare all News Posts] JahanSquare - Influenza research: In the near term, further expansion of these systems will provide additional capacity for the U.S.-based production of both seasonal and pandemic vaccines, however, the surge capacity that will be needed for a pandemic response cannot be met by egg-based vaccine production alone, as it is impractical to develop a system that depends on hundreds of millions of 11-day old specialized eggs on a standby basis. In addition, because a pandemic could result from an avian influenza strain that is lethal to chickens, it is impossible to ensure that eggs will be available to produce vaccine when needed.

[Intellectual Property Watch] Intellectual Property Watch » Blog Archive » Committee Examines ...: A review of the World Health Organization’s response to the 2009 pandemic influenza outbreak kicked off this week, with firm statements from those involved in the response that they were not unduly influenced by outside stakeholders. Still, serious questions remain about the coordination effort, as a nearly a year after the pandemic was declared developed countries find themselves having to dispose of excess vaccines while poorer countries are reporting they have yet to obtain as many as they need.

[samad ghanbarzehi's blog] World Health Organization Declares Global Pandemic for H1N1: Washington ”” The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the pandemic alert to the highest level, phase 6, after confirming with virus experts and member countries that the novel H1N1 virus, which causes in most people a mild seasonal-flu-like illness, is spreading from person to person in a sustained way in 74 countries on three continents.

[The Heritage Foundation Papers] Swine Flu: What Every American Should Know | The Heritage Foundation: Their response was guided in part by planning and coordination over the past few years in anticipation of a potential Avian flu pandemic. The U.S. response also reflected caution in dealing with a new form of influenza and public unease inflamed by media reporting and widespread speculation.

[latex.blogr.com - Blog (RSS 2.0)] Influenza A virus: Antigenic analysis of recombinant viruses possessing the 1918 HA and NA by hemagglutination inhibition tests using ferret and chicken antisera suggested a close relationship with the A/swine/Iowa/30 virus and H1N1 viruses isolated in the 1930s (Tumpey et al., 2004), further supporting data of Shope from the 1930s (Shope, 1936). Interestingly, when mice were immunized with different H1N1 virus strains, challenge studies using the 1918-like viruses revealed partial protection by this treatment, suggesting that current vaccination strategies are adequate against a 1918-like virus (Tumpey et al., 2004)."

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