One of the U.K.'s largest suppliers of seasonal influenza vaccines warned Saturday that there could be delivery delays of up to two weeks as a result of a shortage of truck drivers.
Sep 4, 2021
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Bird flu cases have been on the rise recently, with reports of outbreaks in the UK, China, mainland Europe and Israel. Outbreaks typically happen in commercial flocks, such as in large-scale poultry farming operations—which ...
Jan 24, 2022
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This season's flu shot offered virtually no protection against infection, a new government report shows.
Mar 11, 2022
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Closing elementary and secondary schools can help slow the spread of infectious disease and should be considered as a control measure during pandemic outbreaks, according to a McMaster University led study.
Feb 6, 2012
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As cold winter weather approaches, millions of people look for remedies to avoid the flu. Yet influenza outbreaks equally affect those living in warm, tropical regions where there is no direct link to seasonal temperature ...
Nov 2, 2016
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The new coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic. So what does that mean?
Mar 11, 2020
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The swine flu outbreak of winter 2009-2010 was much more widespread than was previously realised, research suggests.
Jun 8, 2011
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Since the mid-nineteenth century, maps have helped elucidate the deadly mysteries of diseases like cholera and yellow fever. Yet today's global mapping of infectious diseases is considerably unreliable and may do little to ...
Feb 4, 2013
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Bangladesh's livestock authorities are slaughtering around 150,000 chickens at a giant poultry farm near Dhaka after the worst outbreak of avian flu in five years, officials said Wednesday.
Dec 26, 2012
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The World Health Organisation on Wednesday nominated its current chief Margaret Chan for a second term at the head of the UN agency.
Jan 18, 2012
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