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Antibody titer protection less than believed for H3N2, H1N1

An antibody titer of 1:40 was associated with significantly less than 50% protection against influenza A(H1N1) and influenza A(H3N2) within households, researchers from the University of Hong Kong have found. Previous...

25 April, 2014

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Virus that caused flu pandemic dominates again

Young adults, beware. The swine flu responsible for the pandemic five years ago is once again the dominant strain in North America. This doesn’t mean we are in the midst of another swine flu pandemic, but it does...

6 March, 2014

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Scientists create powerful flu vaccines from silkworm DNA

Researchers said they have developed a new method of creating large amounts of flu vaccine by using the genetic code of silkworms. They said the new procedure is quicker and less costly than conventional methods. The...

17 February, 2014

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Large trial finds 55% efficacy for 4-strain flu vaccine in kids

A study billed as the first large, randomized clinical trial of a quadrivalent (four-strain) influenza vaccine showed that GlaxoSmithKline’s FluLaval Quadrivalent was about 55% efficacious in protecting children...

15 January, 2014

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CDC reports severe pH1N1-associated illnesses

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a number of cases of severe respiratory illness among young and middle-aged adults infected with the 2009 pandemic flu virus. The CDC received...

6 January, 2014

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Brief laser-light treatment may significantly improve effectiveness of influenza vaccines

Pretreating the site of intradermal vaccination – vaccine delivered into the skin rather than to muscles beneath the skin – with a particular wavelength of laser light may substantially improve vaccine effectiveness...

13 December, 2013

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New H7N9 bird flu resists antiviral medication, ‘bigger arsenal’ of drugs and vaccines needed

A new strain of the bird flu has been identified by researchers that remains powerful after becoming resistant to antiviral drugs. The findings, published in Nature Communications, reveals how an avian strain of...

13 December, 2013

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H7N9 influenza virus not adapted to efficient human-to-human transmission

The avian H7N9 influenza virus that emerged earlier this year in China is poorly adapted for sustained transmission between humans, suggesting that the current form of the virus is unlikely to cause a pandemic...

9 December, 2013

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Understanding flu virus mutations is key to vaccine progress

Every year, the influenza virus evolves, allowing the resulting strains to escape the flu-fighting antibodies our immune systems produced in response to previous vaccination or infection. So every year, scientists...

14 November, 2013

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With H7N9 vaccine, China flexes scientific muscle

On Tuesday, a three-year-old boy was diagnosed with the dreaded H7N9 bird flu in Guangdong Province in southern China, and some are warning that more cases are on the way as the temperature drops. Previous bouts of flu...

8 November, 2013

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