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Flu infections continue to decline (HealthDay)—The flu season may not be over, but the worst of it seems to be. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-flu-infections-decline.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:30:01 EST news282025715 Flu levels starting to fall, CDC says (HealthDay)—The flu seems to be easing its grip on the United States, federal health officials reported Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-flu-fall-cdc.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:40:01 EST news279613353 Flu still widespread but easing in some states, CDC says (HealthDay)—Continuing a trend that emerged late last month, flu activity remains high across the United States but there are reports that the number of infections may be leveling off in some regions of the country, federal health officials reported Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-flu-widespread-easing-states-cdc.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:50:02 EST news279175026 Flu still at epidemic levels: CDC (HealthDay)—While flu activity remains high across the United States, there are signs that the number of infections may be leveling off, federal health officials reported Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-flu-epidemic-cdc.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:00:01 EST news278341753 Swine flu kills three in Central Europe Three people have died in Romania and Macedonia after being infected with the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu, the two countries' health ministries said Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-swine-flu-central-europe.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:21:55 EST news278248905 US flu epidemic worsens, 29 children dead A flu epidemic gripping the United States is more severe than usual, striking the elderly especially hard, health authorities said Friday as they also announced 29 child victims. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-flu-epidemic-worsens-children-dead.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:40:34 EST news277796426 48 states now report flu activity, 29 children dead: CDC (HealthDay)—Forty-eight states are now reporting widespread flu activity, up from 47 last week, U.S. health officials reported Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-states-flu-children-dead-cdc.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:00:01 EST news277736466 Mexico to vaccinate 10 million birds in flu outbreak Mexico will start vaccinating some 10 million poultry Thursday against the highly contagious bird flu strain that has already led to the deaths of five million birds which either fell ill or were slaughtered. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-mexico-vaccinate-million-birds-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:12:47 EST news262497926 Mexico declares bird flu 'emergency' The Mexican government declared a national animal health emergency on Monday in the face of an aggressive bird flu epidemic that has infected nearly 1.7 million poultry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-mexico-declares-bird-flu-emergency.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:52:57 EST news260473965 Vietnam battles lingering bird flu threat Vietnam may have contained the fatal bird flu outbreak that raged in the late 2000s but it is still struggling with new cases of the disease that have puzzled experts in the communist country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-vietnam-lingering-bird-flu-threat.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:53:28 EST news252391995 Bird flu, pig flu, now bat flu? Human risk unclear (AP) -- For the first time, scientists have found evidence of flu in bats, reporting a never-before-seen virus whose risk to humans is unclear. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-bird-flu-pig-human-unclear.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:37:46 EST news249579454 To stop epidemics, acting locally more important than globally It's flu season. You know this because you hear it on television and read about it in newspapers, so you get flu shots and generally avoid crowds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-epidemics-locally-important-globally.html Health Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:47:02 EST news248690803 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-young-adults-influenza.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:06:01 EST news246596753 Tropical areas aren't the only source of seasonal flu epidemics: study A commonly held theory says that flu virus originates every year in Southeast and Eastern Asia, making this region the source of seasonal flu epidemics in other parts of the world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-tropical-areas-arent-source-seasonal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:00:03 EST news240490782 Study shows inequitable access to flu vaccinations could worsen flu epidemic Giving wealthier counties greater access to influenza vaccine than poorer counties could worsen a flu epidemic because poor areas have fairly high population densities with higher levels of interaction among households and communities, enabling the infection to spread faster, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-inequitable-access-flu-vaccinations-worsen.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:08:14 EST news226915659