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Health officials say a rash of flu on the Island the worst outbreak since the H1N1 pandemic. @tessvanstraaten reports http://t.co/kP4QaYln Health officials say a rash of flu on the Island the worst outbreak since the H1N1 pandemic. @tessvanstraaten reports http://t.co/kP4QaYln Link - Trackbacks

Man oh man, the things I found out about H1N1 that #they weren't telling us...

Pandemic: American Swine - The year is 2010 and the Swine Flu continues to thrive within the United States of America. http://t.co/WGH9Hf2G Pandemic: American Swine - The year is 2010 and the Swine Flu continues to thrive within the United States of America. http://t.co/WGH9Hf2G Link - Trackbacks

Flu season begins early - for all ages - South Bend Tribune: kjrh.comFlu season begins early - for all agesSouth... http://t.co/uoG8fyry More area residents suffering from fevers, body aches and coughs are seeking medical attention for the flu this winter than doctors have seen since the H1N1 pandemic in 2009. Link - Trackbacks

The medical thriller HIDDEN AND IMMINENT DANGERS is now available on Kobo! http://t.co/NP41GYHX Read Hidden and Imminent Dangers By: D.W. Hardin - eBook at KoboBooks.com. Synopsis: Mac MacIntosh spends his days immersed in the chaos of a Louisville, Kentucky emergency room, struggling to shout down the demons that have haunted him since his tour as a medic in war-torn Afghanistan. But when a patient with flu-like symptoms arrives from a nearby poultry farm, Mac finds himself caught up in a horrific humanitarian crisis. Infectious disease specialist Mercato Marcus is the first to suspect a mutant strain of avian flu, but administrative infighting delays the involvement of the CDC, triggering a disastrous chain of events that threatens to destroy the United States. The inadequacies of medicine, government, and law enforcement contribute to the spread of global destruction in a fast-paced tale about the dangers of a modern global pandemic. Link - Trackbacks

Programa Nacional de Vigilância da Gripe - Artigo AMP http://t.co/Qpn32U3l Introduction : Epidemiological surveillance of influenza, a disease associated with high mortality in the elderly and individuals’ belonging to risk groups, is essential for the characterization of influenza epidemics as well as for the monitoring of outbreaks and the emergence of viral strains resistant to antivirals. Material and Methods : In the present study was analyzed the influenza surveillance data from 2010/2011 winter. The clinical, epidemiological and virological data related to cases of flu-like syndrome have been collected through the National Influenza Surveillance Programme, coordinated by the National Influenza Reference Laboratory (LNRVG) in collaboration with the Department of Epidemiology (DEP) of the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) and the Directorate-General for Health (DGS). Results : From the analysis of the data collected during the 2010/2011 winter season, influenza activity was moderate / high with an epidemic period of 8 weeks between week 50/2010 and 5 / 2011, with a peak of 121, 12 cases per 100 000 population in week 52/2010. Discussion : The influenza B viruses (Victoria lineage) predominated in the early period to week 1 / 2011, when became to predominate influenza A(H1)pdm09 viruses. The largest proportion of cases of influenza was found in the age group of children between 5 and 14 years old. The viruses characterized antigenically and genetically were similar to strains included in the seasonal influenza vaccine 2010/2011, presenting some amino acid substitutions in antigenic sites. Most strains of A(H1)pdm09 influenza virus still remain sensitive to oseltamivir and zanamivir, although were detected sporadic cases of oseltamivir resistant viruses. To date, the LNRVG detected the presence of the H275Y substitution in the neuraminidase gene, associated with oseltamivir resistance, in three virus A(H1)pdm09. For one of them, oseltamivir resistance was confirmed by phenotypic assays. Conclusion : Despite fears associated with the emergence of a new pandemic virus (rapid spread, high morbidity and mortality), the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of infection with influenza A(H1)pdm09, proved in the course of two seasons (2009/2010 and 2010/2011) to be very similar to seasonal flu. Is however noteworthy that during the pandemic season(2009/2010) the influenza virus A (H1N1) pdm09 were linked with particular characteristics with regard to their temporal distribution, age groups most affected, severe infections and death and associated risk factors. Link - Trackbacks

Winter Preview: Downton Abbey Season 3 Serves Up Life-And-Death Drama http://t.co/rCFgLV8v On the West London set of Downton Abbey, where all of the "downstairs" scenes are shot, two footmen in formal attire are about to bring another lavish meal upstairs to the waiting lords and ladies. In the two years since its premiere, the British drama - part soap opera, part palatable history lesson - has inspired wild-eyed devotion, earning 120 million viewers worldwide. If reaction from a recent preview in a fan-packed Manhattan hotel ballroom is any indication, the U.S. is once again poised to go dotty for Downton. The Great War and the Spanish flu pandemic were over; Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown Findlay) shattered the class barrier by marrying her one-time chauffeur, Tom Branson (Allen Leech); and on-again, off-again loves Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) and Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) finally became engaged. The Countess' reputation for scathing one-liners and Martha's modern views and outspokenness raise the delicious prospect of some verbal mudslinging between the two. [...] Mary and Matthew's woes don't hold a beef tallow candle to the dissension in the servants' wing. Loathsome lady's maid Sarah O'Brien (Siobhan Finneran) has transferred her loyalty to her nephew Alfred, a new footman. [...] when Thomas (Rob James-Collier), her former partner in maliciousness, bullies Alfred, she sets in motion a plan to destroy him. Link - Trackbacks

Emergent, VaxInnate sign pandemic flu vaccine deal - FierceVaccines: http://t.co/jNonqswA... http://t.co/VeBJoKyZ Emergent, VaxInnate sign pandemic flu vaccine deal - FierceVaccines: http://t.co/jNonqswA... http://t.co/VeBJoKyZ Link - Trackbacks

Emergent, VaxInnate sign pandemic flu vaccine deal - FierceVaccines: http://t.co/jNonqswA... http://t.co/VeBJoKyZ Emergent, VaxInnate sign pandemic flu vaccine deal - FierceVaccines: http://t.co/jNonqswA... http://t.co/VeBJoKyZ Link - Trackbacks

Jump in flu cases may be straining Tamiflu supply in Grand Rapids http://t.co/mYVycYGl GRAND RAPIDS, MI – As health officials report a spike in flu cases, a local pharmacist says he is hearing reports of pharmacies running out of the antiviral medicationTamiflu. Link - Trackbacks

New Article: Upcoming Avian Flu Pandemic? - Flu experts are warning that in the next few years avian flu, commonly k... http://t.co/1wcpwG9Y Will avian flu be the next world wide pandemic? Link - Trackbacks

Checklist for orgs to prevent the flu...http://t.co/oFL6tVxD The collaboration of Faith-Based and Community Organizations with public health agencies will be essential in protecting the public’s health and safety if and when an influenza pandemic occurs. Link - Trackbacks

Nepal bird flu spreads to Nuwakot district http://t.co/kCNK2Zp5 #H5N1 bird flu According to chairman of the Bird Flu Control District Technical Committee and Chief District Officer, Jeevan Prasad Oli, the sample taken from a dead chicken at local Dhruba Rai´s house in Chaughala VDC Ward No. 1 confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus that causes bird Link - Trackbacks

Flu Survival Guide http://t.co/iHoH6IMj How to survive the common cold and the pending avian flu pandemic. Link - Trackbacks

@dakami 15-20% of people get flu every year. (Although not all symtomatic.) http://t.co/73MbMPkq Flu Watch, Fluwatch, Flu Watch UCL, Flu Study UK, Fluwatch.co.uk, Flu Watch UK, Fluwatch UK, Flu, Influenza, Pandemic Link - Trackbacks

“@CTVBC: B.C. facing worst flu season since H1N1 pandemic of 2009, health experts say http://t.co/APdS4qVm” I believe it!! #hatebeingsick “@CTVBC: B.C. facing worst flu season since H1N1 pandemic of 2009, health experts say http://t.co/APdS4qVm” I believe it!! #hatebeingsick Link - Trackbacks

Flu Survival Guide http://t.co/sMj2OzhQ How to survive the common cold and the pending avian flu pandemic. Link - Trackbacks

B.C. facing worst flu season since H1N1 pandemic of 2009, health experts say http://t.co/mqGPZrO0 B.C. facing worst flu season since H1N1 pandemic of 2009, health experts say http://t.co/mqGPZrO0 Link - Trackbacks

B.C. facing worst flu season since H1N1 pandemic of 2009, health experts say http://t.co/mqGPZrO0 Early infection numbers suggest British Columbia may be in for its worst flu season since the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, health experts say. Link - Trackbacks

#H1N1 Flu hits state hard, Alabama one of 16 states reporting heavy activity - http://t.co/JVJPKpWU (blog) http://t.co/BmFXflrC MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- They come in coughing, aching and feverish, filling doctors' offices and emergency rooms across the state. Alabama is being hit hard by the early flu season and is one of 16 states reporting high numbers of flu or flu-like illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We're pretty much widespread," State Health Officer Don Williamson said.  "We're seeing a big upturn. The last two weeks we've been just inundated," Bob Shepard, a spokesman for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said of the hospital's emergency room. "It's not necessarily flu, but it's flu and flu-like illness," Shepard said. The emergency room at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery is seeing about 20 cases each day of influenza, according to emergency room physician Dr. Urmil S. Patel. "It's much worse than the last three or four years," said Dr. Patel. Williamson said the primary strain circulating this year appears to be H3N2, an influenza A virus which he said has been associated in the past with more severe seasons. "H3N2 is a more severe strain than H1N1. It's not unusually severe in the sense of a pandemic sort of strain, but it certainly seems to be... Link - Trackbacks