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The holidays are the busiest time of year for boarding pets, and this season owners have a serious new issue to consider: whether dogs should first be immunized for canine influenza, also known as "dog flu."
The Mobile County Health Department will offer free vaccinations to protect against the 2009 H1N1 influenza to people in high priority groups on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The North Platte Telegraph You can get vaccinated against influenza, and now Fluffy and Spot can, too - but vets disagree on whether pets should get flu shots.
KABUL, 24 November 2009 (IRIN) - One day after samples of eight suspected cases of influenza H1N1 2009 were brought to the Central Laboratory (CL) in Kabul from Afghanistan's central-west province of Ghor, a rapid test showed two were swine flu and the rest seasonal flu. The second step will be to verify the diagnosis through a Polymerize Chain Reaction (PCR) test.
The Student Health Service has exhausted its supply of 1,000 H1N1 vaccines, the director of SHS said Friday, and has seen about 700 cases of influenza-like illness this semester.
Amidst the hubbub lately about H1N1 influenza (also known as swine flu), you may have heard of canine influenza as well. Different from H1N1 in that it does not infect humans, canine influenza is an emerging disease among canines.
DILI, 23 November 2009 (IRIN) - Ask Afonso de Jesus what he knows about avian influenza (H5N1) and the answer is worrying.
Following the increase in H1N1 influenza (swine flu) illness in King County since late August, cases of H1N1 influenza are now decreasing – at least temporarily – from a peak in late October, county health officials say.
Join a panel of experts from the CDC for an in-depth conversation about both seasonal and H1N1 influenza viruses. This is your opportunity to ask leading experts about whos at risk for seasonal and/or H1N1 flu, how it might impact the minority communities, the importance of receiving vaccines, their availability and effectiveness, the safety and efficacy of the seasonal flu vaccine and the H1N1 ...
Nearly every day the news is reporting something about the H1N1 flu. These reports usually pertain to the number of new cases reported or the shortage of the vaccine. If this disease should strike your family, are you prepared?
Testing conducted last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed four drug-resistant cases of H1N1 influenza at the Duke University Medical Center.
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