Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nicaragua swine flu outbreak infects 32
At least 32 people have been infected in a flare-up of the H1N1 swine flu virus in Nicaragua over the last week, according to the health ministry.
Oct 14, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK confirms first human case of swine flu strain H1N2
UK public health officials on Monday said they had confirmed a first human case of a swine flu strain similar to one that has been circulating in pigs.
Nov 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ferrets, pigs susceptible to H7N9 avian influenza virus
Chinese and U.S. scientists have used virus isolated from a person who died from H7N9 avian influenza infection to determine whether the virus could infect and be transmitted between ferrets. Ferrets are often used as a mammalian ...
May 23, 2013
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Vaccination
Flu no more: The search for a universal vaccine
Chances are, you've had the flu.
Jan 7, 2020
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Researchers map molecular details that encourage H1N1 transmission to humans
The 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus appears to have required certain mutations in order to be transmitted to humans, according to a paper in the September Journal of Virology. The research could prove extremely valuable ...
Sep 20, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pigs look healthy but test positive for flu at fairs; transmission seen between pigs and humans
More than 80 percent of pigs that tested positive for influenza A virus at Ohio county fairs between 2009 and 2011 showed no signs of illness, according to a new study.
Oct 24, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada lab probes pig link to Ebola virus
Could pigs be an unexpected source for transmitting the deadly Ebola virus?
Nov 15, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
India imposes curbs after two die of Nipah virus
India has curbed public gatherings and shut some schools in the southern state of Kerala after two people died of Nipah, a virus from bats or pigs that causes deadly fever, officials said Thursday.
Sep 14, 2023
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Antiviral favipiravir successfully treats Lassa virus in guinea pigs
Favipiravir, an investigational antiviral drug currently being tested in West Africa as a treatment for Ebola virus disease, effectively treated Lassa virus infection in guinea pigs, according to a new study from National ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research team collaborate to save the bacon
A research team from the University of Missouri and Kansas State University has been working to find a cure for a specific virus that affects pigs and costs the hog industry $800 million annually. In their latest study, the ...
Jul 23, 2013
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