Pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus gives wings to avian flu
Nature.com (blog)
Has the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic increased the risk that the H5N1 avian flu virus could evolve to create a human pandemic? That's a possibility raised by the work of Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, the main conclusions of which …
Bird flu researcher reveals details of his findingsCTV.ca
Virus in one controversial H5N1 study wasn't lethalCIDRAP
Watching Bird FluPravda
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Young adults responded well to swine flu
Science Codex
Using survey data collected from approximately 3000 young adults during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza epidemic, this second of three parts in a UM Generation X Report explores the first serious infectious disease Americans ages 36-39 ever experienced.

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Mexico says swine flu cases up this year, institutes screening program for schools
Washington Post
MEXICO CITY — Three years after swine flu closed Mexico City and caused an international scare, the Mexican government and local media are at odds over the severity of this season's flu virus. Newspapers are warning of an alarming increase in cases …

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Green vaccines could stop a "Contagion"
Austin News
The 2009 swine flu scare that shut down schools and businesses revealed some shortcomings in the way vaccines are produced and distributed. “When the swine flu pandemic hit, everyone got the disease before a vaccine was even available,” said Giror.

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UW-Madison scientist wants bird flu research to go on despite suspension
WHBL Sheboygan
In another development, Kawaoka wrote that he mixed an artificial bird flu virus with the swine flu virus in 2009 – and it created a bird flu strain that spread among ferrets in his lab. The National Institutes of Health is working to make sure …
Watching Bird FluPravda
Bird Flu Researcher Says Controversial Studies Must ContinueThirdAge
Scientist Plays Down Danger of Flu StrainNew York Times
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Young adults responded well to swine flu
Science Codex
About one in five young adults in their late 30's received a flu shot during the 2009-2010 swine flu epidemic, a University of Michigan (UM) study released today says. But about 65 percent were at least moderately concerned about the flu, and nearly 60 …
How Generation X Deals with InfluenzaCBS42
How Gen X Reacted To The H1N1 PandemicWPBF West Palm Beach

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No Flu Shots for Most Late-Thirtysomethings During Swine Flu Outbreak
ABC News
Flu normally hits hardest in January or February, and infectious disease specialists say so far, this season has been very mild. But there are reports that nine people have died from swine flu this season in Mexico — where the first swine flu outbreak …
Mexico toll hits nine from swine fluBigPond News

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Swine Flu Death Toll Hits 9 in Mexico
Fox News
Getty Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet The death toll in Mexico from an outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu has hit nine, with 573 cases detected, officials said Sunday. The strain represents some 90 percent of detected cases of influenza in the …
How Did Generation X Respond to the H1N1 'Swine' Flu Epidemic?U.S. News & World Report
Swine flu death toll hits nine in Mexico as cases almost doubleTelegraph.co.uk
Parents led the way in reacting to the H1N1 influenza epidemicMedill Reports: Chicago

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Two die of A(H1N1) swine flu in Mexico: official
AFP
MEXICO CITY — An outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu claimed the lives of two people — 19 and 21 years old — in Mexico's capital in the first weeks of the year, health authorities said Saturday. The health secretary of Mexico's Federal District, …
Libyan baby dies of swine flu in Greece: ministryEmirates 24/7
Baby Dies of H1N1 Flu in AthensCRIENGLISH.com
Flu: Greece, Lybian infant dies of H1N1 virusANSAmed
Greek Reporter
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Swine flu drug policy criticised
BBC News
By Michele Paduano BBC Midlands health correspondent The government's reaction to a swine flu outbreak may have done "more harm than good" according to two doctors. Dr Jacky Chambers and Dr Andrew Rouse helped deal with the first cases of swine flu in …

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