Virulence Of Pandemic H1N1 Virus: K-State Study

Virulence Of Pandemic H1N1 Virus: K-State Study

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Pregnant Women With H1n1 Flu Should Start Antiviral Treatment As Soon As Possible, While Those Who Are Well Should Be Vaccinated

Pregnant Women With H1n1 Flu Should Start Antiviral Treatment As Soon As Possible, While Those Who Are Well Should Be Vaccinated

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Australian Researchers To Trial Bird Flu Vaccine

ScienceDaily (2006-06-29) -- Australian researchers have begun a trial to test the effectiveness of a new vaccine to protect against the potentially deadly bird flu. The Vaccine Trials Group at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Perth is recruiting 150 adult volunteers to participate in the study. ... > read full article

H1N1 Could Infect Up To 2B People Within Next Two Years, WHO Says

H1N1 Could Infect Up To 2B People Within Next Two Years, WHO Says

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Indonesia Reports First Death From H1N1 Flu

Indonesia Reports First Death From H1N1 Flu

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Fourth H1N1-related death

Fourth H1N1-related death

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H1N1 Death Toll Doubles Over Last Month; First Vaccine Trial Begins

H1N1 Death Toll Doubles Over Last Month; First Vaccine Trial Begins

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Two Singaporeans Die From Swine Flu

Two Singaporeans Die From Swine Flu

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Clinical Trials To Test 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Candidates Set

ScienceDaily (2009-07-22) -- Scientists in a network of medical research institutions across the United States are set to begin a series of clinical trials to gather critical data about influenza vaccines, including two candidate H1N1 flu vaccines. ... > read full article

Swine Flu Vaccines Being Tested: Vaccine Expected To Be Available In November

ScienceDaily (2009-07-18) -- Researchers are currently comparing 4 potential vaccines for H1N1v, also known as swine flu or Mexican flu. 300 to 400 volunteers will be recruited for these tests. “There is a good chance that a Mexican flu vaccine is available early November”, expects vaccine expert involved with the research. ... > read full article

What can I do to protect myself from catching influenza A(H1N1)?
WHO

The main route of transmission of the new influenza A(H1N1) virus seems to be similar to seasonal influenza, via droplets that are expelled by speaking, sneezing or coughing. You can prevent getting infected by avoiding close contact with people who show influenza-like symptoms (trying to maintain a distance of about 1 metre if possible) and taking the following measures:

Swine Flu: H1N1 Virus More Dangerous Than Suspected, Except To Survivors Of The 1918 Pandemic Flu Virus

ScienceDaily (2009-07-13) -- Researchers also noted that those people exposed to the 1918 virus, all of whom are now in advanced old age, have antibodies that neutralize the H1N1 virus. ... > read full article

Local H1N1 cases nearly double to 52
The Jakarta Post

The Health Ministry pledged Thursday to do everything possible to curb the spread of the H1N1 variant of influenza A, as the number of confirmed cases nationwide almost doubled to 52 in the last couple of days.

Minister Siti Fadillah Supari said her office was on high alert, after 24 more people from across the country were reported to have contracted the flu virus.

First Wave Of Swine Flu Hit Young People Harder Than Expected

ScienceDaily (2009-07-05) -- A mathematical epidemiologist is researching the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic strain circulating around the world. The new study's findings reveal an age shift in the proportion of cases toward a younger population when compared with historical patterns of seasonal influenza in Mexico. "For the 1918 ("Spanish flu") influenza pandemic, this was the pattern -- first a mild wave, and then a severe one with higher case fatality rates," notes one of the researchers. ... > read full article