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Influenza A (H1N1) virus is a subtype of influenza A virus and was the most common cause of human influenza (flu) in 2009. Some strains of H1N1 are endemic in humans and cause a small fraction of all influenza-like illness and a small fraction of all seasonal influenza.
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A study of antibodies from people infected with H1N1 swine flu adds proof that scientists are closing in on a "universal" flu shot that could neutralize many types of flu strains, including H1N1 swine flu and H5N1 bird flu, U.
S. researchers said on Monday.They said people who were infected in the H1N1 pandemic developed an unusual immune response, making antibodies that could protect them from all the seasonal H1N1 flu strains from the last decade, the deadly "Spanish flu" strain from 1918 and even a strain of the H5N1 avian flu."It says that a universal influenza vaccine is really possible," said Patrick Wilson of the University of Chicago, who worked on the paper published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.Many teams are working on a "universal" flu shot that could protect people from all flu strains for decades or even life.U.S. officials say an effective universal flu vaccine would have enormous ramifications for the control of influenza, which kills anywhere from 3,300 to 49...HONG KONG (AP) — A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly t...
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The H1N1 flu vaccine has been rolling out more slowly than many public health officials had hoped. But a recent Fox News poll suggests that even when the vaccine bec...
President Obama signed a proclamation declaring the H1N1 influenza a national emergency, giving doctors and medical facilities greater leeway in responding to the fl...
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the swine flu pandemic officially over Tuesday, months after many national authorities started canceling vaccine...
U.S. officials trying to contain the swine flu are now trying to contain the use of the phrase "swine flu" itself.At a briefing with reporters Tuesday, Homeland Secu...
The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the first diagnostic test for 2009 swine flu under its traditional approval system.The FDA previously cleared s...
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Tuesday to respond to the swine flu outbreak as two fatalities in Los Angeles were being investig...
A group of outside experts will scrutinize the World Health Organization's response to the swine flu outbreak and likely examine whether the term pandemic was approp...
While swine flu has waned across much of the United States , the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S. health officials said on Monday....
The Pentagon is preparing to make troops available if necessary to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency tackle a potential outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fa...
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The federal government on Tuesday began preparing Americans for deaths linked to the outbreak of swine flu -- an inevitable outcome of such an outbreak, as it is wit...
In 2009, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared the appearance of H1N1 — popularly known as swine flu — a national health emergency. The healt...
WASHINGTON -- With a potentially deadly H1N1 flu outbreak looming, President Obama is urging Americans to take steps to prevent infection. Obama was briefed Tuesday ...
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