Officials warn virus still around and could surge again Illinois and the Chicago area have seen an easing of the H1N1 swine flu infection in recent weeks, suggesting the pandemic has peaked here at least for now, much as it has done throughout the nation and the Northern Hemisphere.
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Archive for December 3rd, 2009
With swine flu vaccine more plentiful and demand lower than expected, health departments in Austin and some other Texas cities have switched gears to make the vaccine available to all comers.
Queensland's Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young says she expects the second wave of the swine flu pandemic to hit the state in February or March next year.
THE HAGUE - Dutch authorities said on Thursday a patient infected by a mutant strain of the swine flu virus had died. Read more...
Illinois and the Chicago area have seen an easing of the H1N1 swine flu infection in recent weeks, suggesting the pandemic has peaked here at least for now, much as it has done throughout the nation and the Northern Hemisphere. Public health officials caution, however, that the H1N1 virus is still around and infecting people, posing serious risks. They continue urging people to be inoculated as ...
Maine's health director says swine flu continues to be widespread in Maine, but there's evidence that it may be declining.
Maine's health director says swine flu continues to be widespread in Maine, but there's evidence that it may be declining.
Health officials are warning the public about fake e-mails inviting people to sign up for swine flu vaccine registrations.
Health officials are warning the public about fake e-mails inviting people to sign up for swine flu vaccine registrations.
Researchers at Hokkaido University said Thursday they have found a combination of substances that is effective at combating swine flu. The group led by professor Tadaaki Miyazaki of the university's Research Center for Zoonosis Control found that a combination of lactic acid bacteria and aureobasidium culture is more effective than the commonly used flu medication Tamiflu in increasing the ...