Stockpiling of the antiviral drug Tamiflu may be of little use in the event of a influenza pandemic, according to […]
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Influenza A H1N1 in New Zealand – Experts respond
A number of cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (commonly dubbed swine flu) have been recently reported in New […]
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Predicting future flu strains – experts respond
A new study in the journal Nature describes a model that can successfully predict changes in seasonal human influenza virus […]
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Expert briefing on H7N9 avian influenza
UK SMC: As the number of human cases of avian flu continues to rise, China and its surrounding regions remain […]
Continue readingInfluenza warnings follow US flu season
Experts are warning of potentially bad influenza season this year and encouraging vaccination. Influenza researchers Prof Lance Jennnings from Canterbury […]
Continue readingInfluenza and norovirus concerns – expert responds
Not one, but two infectious diseases have been raising concerns among New Zealand experts as they prepare for the 2013 […]
Continue reading‘Flu hospitalisations higher than expected
The number of flu cases recorded in Auckland city are higher than would be expected, according to the latest data […]
Continue readingFlu reaching ‘epidemic’ proportions? – Expert responds
Claims that an influenza epidemic of swine flu proportions are set to overwhelm the country are overblown, according to virologists […]
Continue readingFlu vaccine for all UK kids
All UK children are to be given the flu vaccination after experts said it could save up to 2,000 lives […]
Continue readingDr Richard Webby on following the ‘flu
Dr Richard Webby, a New Zealand virus researcher based in the US, this week gave a public lecture on influenza […]
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