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Simple Paper-Strip Test Might Spot Flu, and Which Type You Have

TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – A simple and inexpensive paper strip test could help diagnose a case of the flu, and even identify the influenza strain that caused it, a new study finds. The test can...

Zoonotic Virus Spillover Set to Continue Increasing Worldwide

FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – The number of zoonotic spillover events and reported deaths increased by 4.98 and 8.7 percent, respectively, annually, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in BMJ...

'Swine Flu' Strain Has Passed Between Humans & Pigs Hundreds of Times

FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 – It’s well known that some viruses make the leap from animals to humans, but a new study shows the influenza strain responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic has been p...

FDA Expands Tamiflu's Use to Treat Children Younger Than One Year

December 21, 2012 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) to treat children as young as 2 weeks old who have shown symptoms of flu for no...

FDA Approves Vaccines for 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 15,2009--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccines will be distributed...

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