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San Juan County school students have experienced a significant outbreak of influenza-like illness (ILI) this school year, quite likely due to swine flu. This has resulted in a high rate of school absence.
Bangalore, Dec 9 (PTI) Six more people were tested positive for swine flu in Karnataka, taking the total number of H1N1 influenza cases to 1,607 in the state, health officials said here today.
( RAND Corporation ) American adults are not being vaccinated against the seasonal flu any more often than they were last year, despite increased public discussion of the importance of influenza vaccines resulting from the worldwide outbreak of the H1N1 virus, according to a new study.
Nearly 50 million people have been infected with the novel influenza A H1N1 virus as of last month and nearly 10,000 have died, including 1,100 children, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday
Vaccine for the H1N1 influenza strain is now available for all residents of Santa Barbara County through free community vaccination clinics, public health officials announced in a weekly update on the pandemic.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The arrival of more swine flu vaccine in Oregon has allowed health care providers to expand their efforts to the original priority group after focusing only on people at highest risk. Slower than expected production of H1N1 influenza vaccine had forced health care providers to focus on Oregonians considered most at risk, including pregnant women and people with ...
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Fatal cases of swine flu result from a devastating form of lung damage virtually identical to the pulmonary devastation caused in the 1918 and 1957 global flu outbreaks, confirming that H1N1 is more like its pandemic cousins than seasonal strains of influenza, scientists reported Tuesday.
Seasonal flu vaccination rates among American adults have only slightly improved over last year, despite increased public discussion of the importance of influenza vaccines resulting from the worldwide outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
Kentucky public health officials said Thursday they continue to see a decline in H1N1 influenza cases from a month ago, but cautioned the downturn may be only temporary since winter months are the worst time for flu activity.
Vermilion County Health Department is opening its H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics to the general public.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Despite increased public and media attention to seasonal influenza vaccines, U.S. adults are being vaccinated at a similar rate to years past.
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