September 12th 2024
The GSK reformulation induced acceptable immune responses for both influenza A and B strains, overcoming a setback earlier in the ability to successfully neutralize the latter.
H1N1 Toy Part of CDC's Effort to Educate Young Children
September 9th 2009As a reflection of the disproportionate impact that the swine flu is having on young children, the CDC’s gift shop in Atlanta is now selling a swine flu toy-a soft 7 inch model of the virus that can be used by adults to explain H1N1 infection to youngsters.
Influenza in Children: Neurological Complications
August 19th 2009When you encounter unexplained seizures or mental status changes in children who have influenza-like illness, send respiratory specimens for diagnostic testing and promptly start empirical antiviral therapy, especially in hospitalized patients.
HIV and Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus: A Call for Preparedness
August 2nd 2009Human infections with a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus were first identified in April 2009, with cases in the United States and Mexico. The epidemiology and clinical presentations of these infections are under investigation.
Neurological Complications in Children With H1N1 Influenza
July 25th 2009When you encounter unexplained seizures or mental status changes in children who have influenza-like illness, send respiratory specimens for diagnostic testing and promptly start empirical antiviral therapy, especially in hospitalized patients.
Preparing for the Worst When the Fall Flu Season Arrives
July 10th 2009Federal health officials stressed the need to start planning now for the fall influenza season when they met with state delegates at the H1N1 Influenza Preparedness Summit. "Over the course of coming weeks and months, we will move aggressively to prepare the nation for the possibility of a more severe outbreak of the H1N1 virus," said Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.
Novel H1N1 Influenza Continues to Spread in United States
June 30th 2009More than 1 million persons in the United States may have been infected with novel H1N1 (swine) influenza virus, according to US health officials. In a recent media briefing, Dr Anne Schuchat, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, noted that the infection is continuing to spread well past the typical influenza season in the Northern Hemisphere.
Influenza: A Tale of Birds, Pigs, and Pandemics
May 13th 2009If Shakespeare were alive, he would urge caution regarding the “Ides of Influenza.” Recent publicity about global influenza, a result of both potential and real avian and swine flu epidemics, has led to a plethora of theories as well as alarm.