THE UNIVERSITY of Queensland is seeking approval for human trials of a potential swine flu vaccine made using insect cells.
30/06/2009
Patient data shows almost a doubling of acute respiratory illness cases over NSW’s winter this year. The leading cause was thought to be swine flu, says a report published by the Medical Journal of Australia this week.
27/10/2009
THE VICTORIAN government is currently facing a tough decision as how to handle the current H1N1 influenza (swine flu) outbreak, with a pandemic plan which fails to fit the characteristics of the virus.
04/06/2009
THE CENTRES for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported additionally confirmed human infections of the Swine Influenza in the United States and internationally.
30/04/2009
STERLIN has commented on the UK Health Protection Agency’s testing guidelines for H1N1 Influenza, believing its Copan’s Universal Transport Medium (UTM) meets the mark.
05/06/2009
The Easter season kicks off the influenza season in Australasia, which researchers warn brings potential risk of complications from swine flu to pregnant women.
31/03/2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes a listing of fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza products that have not been approved for diagnosis, prevention or treatment.
27/11/2009
AUSTRALIAN expert Professor Raina MacIntyre has warned face masks worn by many healthcare workers do nothing to protect them during a pandemic influenza outbreak like the world is now seeing with swine flu.
21/09/2009
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has released a study suggesting that adults exposed to strains of seasonal H1N1 virus circulating in the population since 1988 may be more able to fight the severity of infection caused by the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.
18/11/2009