You may have heard that this year's flu shot is less effective than normal. That's a scary prospect heading into the heart of flu season. But what exactly does that mean? Why would vaccines vary in effectiveness from year ...
Dec 15, 2014
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Health authorities in Egypt on Thursday reported the country's eighth death this year from bird flu.
Dec 11, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Fewer than half of Americans have gotten a flu shot so far this flu season, which might be a bad sign for a season that could be potentially severe, infectious-disease experts said Thursday.
Dec 11, 2014
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On December 3, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network advisory indicating a possible strain mismatch in this year's vaccine. After the usual brief flurry of media attention, ...
Dec 9, 2014
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(AP)—Canadian officials hope an avian flu outbreak has been contained to four quarantined poultry farms in British Columbia.
Dec 5, 2014
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(HealthDay)—This flu season looks like it could be worse than usual, due to an aggressive strain of influenza virus that might flout the protection provided by this year's vaccine, U.S. health officials warned Thursday.
Dec 4, 2014
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Egypt reported on Wednesday four new deaths from bird flu, taking to seven the number of people that the H5N1 virus has killed in the country so far in 2014.
Dec 3, 2014
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Dutch authorities on Monday ordered the cull of 50,000 poultry after a bird flu outbreak on a nearby farm was confirmed as the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain.
Dec 1, 2014
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Dutch authorities reported a new outbreak of bird flu Sunday at a poultry farm, but could not say if it was the worrying new strain detected elsewhere in the country.
Nov 30, 2014
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A worrying new strain of bird flu has been observed for the first time in a wild bird in northern Germany, the agriculture ministry said Saturday.
Nov 23, 2014
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