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Generation X: How Young Adults Deal with Influenza
Only about one in five young adults in their late 30s received a flu shot during the 2009-2010 swine flu epidemic, according to a University of Michigan report that details the behavior and attitudes of Generation X. But about 65 percent were at least...
UCLA Scientists Find H1N1 Flu Virus Prevalent in Animals in Africa
UCLA life scientists and their colleagues have discovered the first evidence of the H1N1 virus in animals in Africa. In one village in northern Cameroon, a staggering 89 percent of the pigs studied had been exposed to the H1N1 virus, commonly known...
Bird Flu Found in West Bengal
Bird flu has been confirmed in poultry samples collected from two villages of Tehatta I block in Nadia District of West Bengal.
Deaths of Children From Flu-related Causes Could be Prevented with the Flu Vaccine
Although children and teenagers rarely die from flu–related causes, many of the deaths could have been prevented if the children had been vaccinated against the flu, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy Protects Newborns
Infants born to mothers who received the influenza (flu) vaccine while pregnant are nearly 50 percent less likely to be hospitalized for the flu than infants born to mothers who did not receive the vaccine while pregnant, according to a new collaborative...
Universal Flu Vaccine Clinical Trials Show Promise
A universal influenza vaccine targeting a protein common to all strains of influenza A has safely produced an immune response in humans. If proven effective, the vaccine could eliminate the practice of creating a new flu vaccine annually to match predicted...
Gauteng Department of Health And Social Development Urges People to Vaccinate Against the Flu
With the chilly weather already being felt throughout the country, the Gauteng Department of Health and Social development has urged people at high risk of contracting influenza to vaccinate against flu. How People Arrived Here: department of health and...
European Union Vet Team in South Africa to Assist Following Outbreak of Avian Influenza
Following a recent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in South Africa, a European Commission emergency veterinary team has arrived on-the spot to give technical assistance to the local authorities to control the disease.
