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H5N1 virus in US sparks global health crisis: Know its symptoms, mode of transmission, vaccine
The spread of H5N1 avian influenza virus in the United States has sparked fears of a potential pandemic. The H5N1 virus is ...
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years
More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a ...
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Single dose of baloxavir lowers the risk of influenza virus transmission to close contacts: NEJM
A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that a single dosage of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil ...
Alberta's flu death toll highest in at least 16 years as vaccination rates drop
Alberta has experienced its deadliest flu season in recent memory and it's not over yet.According to provincial data, 193 ...
Bird flu in humans, pets and cattle: Why virologists fear an H5N1 pandemic
As H5N1 bird flu spreads across species in the US, global experts warn that ongoing mutations, cross-species infections, and ...
Global Virus Network warns of potential pandemic as new virus, affecting animals and humans, spreads in the US
Global Virus Network warns of potential H5N1 pandemic, citing outbreaks in US dairy cows and humans. The virus, primarily ...
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CDC: 12 more children die of flu, reaching new season high for a nonpandemic year
Twelve more US children have died of influenza, surpassing the previous high for a flu season outside of a pandemic year, the ...
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Genome-scale evolution and phylodynamics of swine influenza A viruses in China: a genomic epidemiology study
Influenza virus-positive swabs were processed for isolation of SIVs ... of two lineages circulating in China at the time of the study, Eurasian avian-like A(H3N2) and human-like A(H3N2), among pig ...