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The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu virus has risen to 27, state media said Thursday after a man died in central China's Hunan Province. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-china-27th-death-h7n9-bird.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 02 May 2013 05:00:55 EST news286689647 There is no evidence that the deadly H7N9 bird flu has yet spread between humans in China but health authorities must be ready for the virus to mutate at any time, a top US virologist has warned. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-health-leader-human-to-human-h7n9-bird.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:10:01 EST news286347650 China on Tuesday said the H7N9 bird flu had spread to a new area as it confirmed the first case in the eastern province of Shandong in an outbreak which has so far killed 22 people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-china-bird-flu-province.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:50:02 EST news285914169 (Medical Xpress)—Just the mention of H1N1 can conjure up images of long lines of people waiting to be vaccinated, news reports of the severity of the pandemic and the count of the number of people who perished from the 2009-10 outbreak. However, some positives are coming forward. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-variations-influenza-strain-varying-patient.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:46:29 EST news280496769 A five-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, bringing the country's toll from the deadly virus to five so far this year, the World Health Organization said on Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-bird-flu-cambodian-victim-year.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:30:01 EST news279518859 Cambodia on Friday reported three new human cases of bird flu, two of them fatal, in the first three weeks of this year. That's as many cases as the Southeast Asian country reported in all of 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cambodians-die-bird-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:19:08 EST news278317139 (HealthDay)—As U.S. health officials recommend flu shots and frequent hand washing for protection during this season's influenza outbreak, dietitians point to another significant defense weapon: healthy foods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-immune-boosting-foods-flu-defense.html Health Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:20:01 EST news277736574 The United States was in the grip Thursday of a deadly influenza outbreak that has hit harder and earlier than in previous years, and has claimed the lives of at least 18 children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-massive-flu-outbreak.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:13:02 EST news277107176 The 2012-2013 influenza season in Norway is emerging and above the epidemic threshold. The activity at the moment is of medium intensity. The three different influenza viruses that are circulating are all covered by the seasonal influenza vaccine. People with risk factors are advised to take the seasonal influenza vaccine. There are no changes in the risk groups. The situation is being continuously monitored and recommendations may change if required. So far most confirmed cases are A (H1N1) (swine influenza) and influenza B viruses, with fewer A (H3N2), but the picture may change during the winter. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-influenza-norway.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:30:36 EST news276503427 (Medical Xpress)—In developed countries people over 65 years old are the most likely to die from an influenza outbreak and people in nursing homes, where the virus is difficult to control, are especially vulnerable. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-approach-deadly-influenza-outbreaks-nursing.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:40:02 EST news269766661 A Canadian man has been hospitalized in southwestern Ontario with a new variant of the swine flu virus that caused a 2009 pandemic, a public health official announced Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-canadian-hospitalized-swine-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:01:02 EST news267793250 A major collaboration between US research centers has highlighted three factors that could ultimately determine whether an outbreak of influenza becomes a serious epidemic that threatens national health. The research suggests that the numbers in current response plans could be out by a factor of two or more depending on the characteristics of the particular pandemic influenza. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-uncertainties-pandemic-influenza.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:03:30 EST news260445803 The death toll in Mexico from an outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu has hit nine, with 573 cases detected, officials said Sunday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-mexico-toll-ah1n1-swine-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:18:58 EST news246514727 Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among nursing home residents, according to a study published in the October issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-flu-vaccines-nursing-home-workers.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:05:29 EST news235047912