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H1N1 flu at epidemic threshold in U.S. Comments Off on H1N1 flu at epidemic threshold in U.S.

09 Oct 2009 Reuters reports, according to the Center for Disease Control, pandemic H1N1 flu is spreading in several states at a time when there is normally little to no influenza. CDC’s weekly FluView report revealed that 6.5 percent of all deaths in the last week of September were due to pneumonia and influenza. This […]

Intensive care units down under hit by H1N1 pandemic flu Comments Off on Intensive care units down under hit by H1N1 pandemic flu

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and subsequently
reported in Medpage found that Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in New Zealand
and Australia admitted significantly more patients during their winter flu
season.

Dutch researchers find mutation in swine flu virus Comments Off on Dutch researchers find mutation in swine flu virus

Two Dutch scientists reported in ProMed, that two patients diagnosed with H1N1 A 2009 virus had a mutation in the PB2 protein. This mutation had been associated with increased virulence in other influenza A strains.

Situation Brief Comments Off on Situation Brief