GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday it had delivered the first doses of H1N1 vaccine to Cuba, and a dozen countries in Africa would receive millions of doses in coming weeks.
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Cuba gets H1N1 vaccines, Africa to follow – WHO (The Star)
Source: Reuters * WHO confirms first shipment of 1.1 mln doses to Cuba * Nigeria, Kenya and S. Africa among dozen to get doses * Virus continues to spread in West Africa * Experts to examine WHO handling of …
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Cuba gets H1N1 vaccines, Africa to follow — WHO (AlertNet)
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday it would deliver millions of H1N1 vaccine doses to about a dozen countries in Africa in coming weeks.
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African states set to receive H1N1 vaccine soon – WHO (The Star)
Pregnant women in New Zealand and Australia who had pandemic H1N1 flu were 13 times more likely to become critically ill and be admitted to hospital, researchers said on Friday.
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Study finds H1N1 flu in pregnancy is critical risk (3news)
MUAR: Sixteen cases of influenza A (H1N1) have been reported in Johor this year, State Women, Family, Health and Community Development Committee chairman Dr Robia Kosai said.
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16 cases of H1N1 flu in Johor this year (AsiaOne)
Hong Kong has entered the traditional peak period for seasonal influenza, with flu detections rising from 177 in the week ending March 6, to 268 in the week ending March 13, the Center for Health Protection said on Thursday. Influenza virus isolation in the Public Health Laboratory Center of Hong Kong showed a steady rise. Virus isolates are mainly either influenza A/H1N1, 49 percent, or …
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HK enters seasonal flu peak season (People’s Daily)
Mar 17, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – Severe obesity makes it almost five times more likely that adults infected with the H1N1 pandemic influenza virus will be ill enough to be hospitalized, and also more likely that they will die under certain conditions, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Severe obesity raises risk of poor H1N1 outcome (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
Simple, common sense behaviors, including having a discussion at home about how to prevent influenza, can help limit the spread of H1N1 in a household, according to a study of the initial outbreak in New York City in 2009.
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Preventive Behaviors Limited Household Transmission Of H1N1 Influenza (redOrbit)
Applied Nanoscience Inc. (ANI) (PINKSHEETS: APNN), a nanotechnology-based filtration company, today announced that it has received extremely positive test results on the effectiveness of the disposable NanoFense™ Protective Face Mask when challenged with the current swine influenza virus (H1N1). In addition, their proprietary NanoFense coating formulation proved to be equally effective when …
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Applied Nanoscience Reports Positive H1N1, Rhinovirus Test Results And Strides Toward Commercialization Of NanoFense … (Medical News Today)
Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology announced today that it has received a $4.395 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a vaccine against H1N1 influenza virus using its plant-based production platform.
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Fraunhofer USA CMB receives $4.395M award from DARPA to develop H1N1 influenza vaccine (News-Medical-Net)