The Canadian Swine Health Board is once again encouraging pork producers to protect themselves and their swine herds by being vaccinated against seasonal influenza. Influenza is a virus of the upper respiratory tract. Certain strains ...
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Vaccination reduced the risk of pregnant women getting the flu by half from 2010 to 2012, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the flu shot as a priority for pregnant women because ...
The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting a GP can provide early warning of an infectious disease epidemic. In a new study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases, internet-based surveillance has been found to detect ...
An influenza outbreak has been reported in Spain, where officials said 239 people have been hospitalized, many with H1N1, the strain known as bird flu. Eleven people have died since the start of flu season in October in the country, ...
The novel avian H7N9 influenza virus has caused more than 130 human infections with 43 deaths in China. New research, conducted under the supervision of Kansas State University's Juergen Richt, is showing promise in helping to fight this ...
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The International Collating Center, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following equine disease outbreaks for the third quarter* of 2013. Contagious equine metritis (Taylorella equigenitalis) was reported from Germany in ...
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Flu season continues to tighten its grip on the United States, with 35 states now experiencing widespread influenza activity, federal officials reported Friday. The flu seems to be hitting young and middle-aged adults the hardest this ...
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Some indigenous groups are more susceptible to the effects of the new strain of influenza -- H7N9 -- currently found in China, researchers in Australia said. Senior author Katherine Kedzierska, an associate professor of the University of ...
Influenza activity remained high in the U.S. South and South Central states for the week ending Jan. 4, but remains low in the Northeast, officials say. The weekly flu report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu ...
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO) today announced that the company's TRU FLU® assay received FDA clearance for an analytical sensitivity claim for the novel avian Influenza H7N9 strain, A/Anhui/1/2013. TRU FLU® is a rapid ...
Global medtech giant Becton, Dickinson and Co. is boosting its point-of-care testing offerings through its $40 million acquisition of Alverix Inc., a privately-held diagnostic instrument company. Known for its optoelectronics expertise, ...
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Influenza killed 10, hospitalized 300 -- 40 in intensive care -- and created long lines for many seeking a flu shot in Alberta, Canada, officials say. Dr. James Talbot, the chief medical officer of health for Alberta Health, said the ...
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Thirteen influenza-related deaths have been reported in North Carolina and nine deaths in the Dallas area this flu season, state health officials say. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said there were five new flu ...
Young children who receive flu and pneumococcal vaccines at the same time are at increased risk for temporary fever, a new study reports. While parents should be told about this risk, the benefits of the vaccines outweigh the risks of ...
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Giving young children the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines together appears to increase their risk of fever, according to a study led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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