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Scientists issue warning after detecting concerning surge in infection in domestic cats: 'Should be closely monitored'
Scientists at the University of Maryland conducted a systematic review of scientific literature from 2004 to 2024 to assess ...
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Finding the real case-fatality rate of H5N1 avian influenza | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Background: Accurate estimation of the case-fatality (CF) rate, or the proportion of cases that die, is central to pandemic planning. While estimates of CF rates for past influenza pandemics have ...
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UK newspapers' representations of the 2009–10 outbreak of swine flu: one health scare not over-hyped by the media? | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Background A/H1N1, more commonly referred to as swine flu, emerged in Mexico in spring 2009. It rapidly spread across the world and was classed as a global pandemic on 11 June 2009. Objective To ...
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Over 373,000 fall ill with influenza this year, 51 dead: DDC
Over 373,000 treated for influenza in Thailand this year; 51 dead. Nakhon Ratchasima leads in infection rate. Free flu jabs ...
What to Know About the Vaccine Preservative Thimerosal
It is rarely included in vaccines in the United States. The flu shot was the sole routinely recommended vaccine to include ...
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Exclusive: USDA develops potential plan to vaccinate poultry for bird flu
CHICAGO, June 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a potential plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time that includes evaluating how it would ...
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Antiviral Reduced Transmission of Influenza to Close Contacts
A single dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) led to a lower incidence of influenza virus transmission to household contacts compared with placebo, a phase IIIb randomized trial ...
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Union presses California’s key bird flu testing lab for records
The Davis lab is the only entity in the state with the authority to confirm bird flu cases. The union, known as UPTE, represents about 20,000 researchers and other technical workers across the ...
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How Wildfires Might Increase Risk Of Flu, COVID-19
This drives up infection risk, although face masks can help manage the risk WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires might inadvertently increase the risk of flu and COVID-19 ...
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Influenza A viral infection linked to gene expression changes in microbiome and brain
Maternal Influenza A vaccination and viral infection alter gut and nasal microbial communities. Relative abundance of the top ten genera found in A) nasal and B) gut microbial communities of ...
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Live bird flu can live in raw milk for a week, study finds
A recent study found that live bird flu virus (H5N1) can survive in raw milk for over a week when refrigerated, and more than 24 hours at room temperature.
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The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Pandemic: Lessons from the “Spanish Flu” for the Coronavirus’s Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity | NBER
Mortality and economic contraction during the 1918-1920 Great Influenza Pandemic provide plausible upper bounds for outcomes under the coronavirus (COVID-19). Data for 48 countries imply flu-related ...