Flu season in Europe: Bosnians excel in hand hygiene, Dutch fall behind
The latest available data shows that washing one's hands needs to be taken more seriously in the Netherlands, especially at a ...
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Study: Avian flu seen as growing threat in Europe
Agencies to offer recommendations to prepare for a possible increase in transmission of the virus to non-avian species.
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The Evolving History of Influenza Viruses and Influenza Vaccines
The first influenza vaccine was a monovalent live-attenuated ... particularly for the American troops in Europe and was then extended to civilians in 1945. In 1947, the vaccine was unexpectedly ...
No avian flu cases in M’sia, but caution urged
Although no avian influenza cases have been detected in the country, the Health Minister is not taking any chances and wants ...
US bird flu outbreak in cattle: The global risk to humans
A second type of the virus, D1.1, has been detected in dairy cattle in Nevada, US. A second type of bird flu H5N1 detected in ...
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EU free from avian influenza strains hitting US dairy cows
Neither of the two strains of avian influenza that have infected dairy cows in the United States have been detected in the ...
Key symptoms of bird flu that come on 'very quickly' as human case found in UK
Symptoms of bird flu can come on “very quickly” and have the potential to develop into more “severe” complications, the NHS ...
Bird flu cases surging in UK but risk to humans remains low
Although cases of bird flu are surging among birds in the UK, the risk of the virus spreading to humans still remains ...
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Crescent Duck Farm owner: Vaccine to protect poultry against bird flu is essential
The owner of Long Island’s last remaining duck farm, forced to cull its entire flock of nearly 100,000 Pekin ducks last month in response to an outbreak of avian flu, says he is “truly scared” ...