FDA announces shortages of Tamiflu oral suspension
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that the manufacturer of Oseltamivir Phosphate (Tamiflu) Oral Suspension, Genentech, Inc., is experiencing temporary delays in manufacturing of More...
CDC tweets 10 flu tips as 25 states now report widespread flu activity
Despite a relatively slow start to this 2013-2014 flu season, it has certainly picked up strongly in recent weeks as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting 25 states as having widespread More...
Italy reports 500,000 people battling the flu over the holiday week
A report in the Italian news source, AGI, has the headline (computer translated): “Influenza: half a million Italians in bed for the holidays”. According to the report, “There are about 500,000 More...
‘What’s new on Avian Flu Diary’ with blogger, Michael Coston
Bloggers who write about infectious diseases are usually so much better than what you get from the usual mainstream media–better research, great sources and great commentary because they actually understand More...
One in five Americans report having not received the flu vaccine due to fear that it causes flu: Survey
PRESS RELEASE According to a new survey released by the National Consumers League (NCL), fears and misperceptions about flu vaccines persist among Americans—adults and parents of children under the age of 17 More...
National Influenza Vaccination Week: ‘It’s not too late to vaccinate!’
It is National Influenza Vaccination Week! What is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW)? It’s a national observance that was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination. NIVW More...
CDC launches influenza prediction by using social media competition
CDC has launched the “Predict the Influenza Season Challenge,” a competition designed to foster innovation in flu activity modeling and prediction. The registrant who most successfully predicts the timing, peak More...
Bat SARS-like coronavirus, influenza and NEIDL: ‘What’s New on Virology Blog?’
On a special segment on the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show Saturday, Nov. 23, I had the opportunity to discuss some of the interesting posts made by Columbia University Microbiology and Immunology Professor, More...
Global flu activity remains low, influenza A(H3N2) is predominant
The latest influenza data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that influenza activity is on the low end as of the most recent reporting week ending Oct. 12. Influenza in the US mapImage/CDC During More...
Flu shots and travel medicine with Passport Health CEO, Duellyn Pandis
With flu season upon us, albeit seen in low numbers and sporadically thus far, health professionals are advising the public to get vaccinated now as the peak of seasonal flu season hits us around the month of February. Passport More...
Arkansas reports two cases of swine flu variant H1N1(v)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that two people in Arkansas have been infected with a strain of influenza known as H1N1(v) after contact with pigs. Photo/Agricultural Research More...
Michigan reports first case of human H3N2v swine flu, brings national total to 17
The Michigan Departments of Community Health (MDCH) and their local and state health partners have identified a case of an H3N2 variant (H3N2v) in a child who was a swine exhibitor at the recent Berrien County More...
FDA approves FluLaval Quadrivalent influenza vaccine for persons three years and older
Pharmaceutical, biologics and vaccine company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), announced Friday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FluLaval Quadrivalent influenza vaccine for the active immunization More...
CVS/pharmacy survey shows that six out of 10 people consider getting the flu shot a ‘social responsibility’
A new survey from CVS/pharmacy released today found that less than half of those surveyed (46%) were more likely to get a flu shot this year following last season’s late flu outbreak. But many more – 59% More...
Illinois confirms first case of H3N2v ‘swine flu’, brings total to 15 cases in three states
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) laboratory has confirmed one case of H3N2v influenza virus in a Boone County child who had contact with swine while helping an exhibitor at the DuPage County Fair More...
Indiana reports four human cases of H3N2v influenza, advises public to protect themselves at fairs this summer
Indiana health officials are encouraging residents to take steps to protect themselves at county and 4H fairs around the state this summer following detection of four cases of variant influenza A (H3N2v). Photo/Agricultural More...
Prominent virologist defends the Chinese Hybrid H5N1-H1N1 research, calls it ‘good science’
There was much written concerning the research published earlier this month in Science, where researchers from China’s Harbin Veterinary Research Institute reported creating an avian H5N1 (highly pathogenic) and More...
CDC reports 105 pediatric deaths due to influenza this season
With the addition of six influenza-associated pediatric deaths during the most reporting period, the total is now at 105 during the current 2012-2013 flu season, according to a Centers for Disease Control More...
Flu still widespread in Indiana, 56 deaths reported this season
Influenza activity in the Hoosier State continues to be widespread according to data from the Indiana State Department of Health. Image/We,Ruhrfisch and Appraiser via Wikimedia Commons To date, 56 people have died More...
Influenza activity is increasing in many European countries: ECDC
Influenza activity is increasing in many European countries, although the epidemic may have passed its peak in some countries, mostly in north-western Europe, according to a European Centres for Disease Control More...
