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US flu season off to an early start; widespread in 7 states
This year's flu season is off to a quick start and so far it seems to be dominated by a nasty bug.
Dec 8, 2017
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Tough flu season ahead: vaccine may only be 10% effective
(HealthDay)—There's bad news about this year's flu vaccine.
Dec 6, 2017
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Australia's flu season has US health officials bracing for a bad winter, and wishing for a new vaccine
The flu season is just getting underway in North America, but if Australia's experience with influenza is any guide, we're in for a miserable winter.
Dec 5, 2017
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Team develops new broadly protective vaccines for H3N2 influenza
A collaborative research and development partnership between researchers at the University of Georgia and Sanofi Pasteur, the largest influenza vaccine manufacturer in the world, has resulted in the identification of a vaccine ...
Nov 2, 2017
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Here's why the 2017 flu season was so bad
Australia has recorded 221,853 flu infections so far in 2017, more than any other year. As the flu season comes to an end, we're beginning to understand why it was so bad. And it wasn't because of increased, or more sensitive, ...
Nov 2, 2017
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With severe flu season lurking, shots a must
(HealthDay)—Early signs suggest that the United States will see a severe flu season, so it's especially important for Americans to get their shots, health experts say.
Oct 27, 2017
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Flu forecasting tool uses evolution to make earlier predictions
Each year, public health officials monitor the spread of influenza to identify which flu strains need to go into that year's vaccines and where outbreaks will occur. But it can be difficult to predict how bad a particular ...
Oct 25, 2017
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Flu simulations suggest pandemics more likely in spring, early summer
New statistical simulations suggest that Northern Hemisphere flu pandemics are most likely to emerge in late spring or early summer at the tail end of the normal flu season, according to a new study published in PLOS Computational ...
Oct 19, 2017
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Researchers identify protein that could reduce death, improve symptoms in flu and other infections
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified an innovative strategy for treating influenza, and perhaps other infectious diseases as well. Scientists showed that a small protein ...
Sep 29, 2017
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Having an older sibling poses risk of serious flu for babies and toddlers
Children under two years are more likely to be admitted to hospital with influenza if they have an older sister or brother, according to research published today (Thursday) in the European Respiratory Journal.
Sep 28, 2017
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