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Corrected - Swine Flu Outbreak Threatens At World Cup
South Africa faces a possible health crisis if a swine flu outbreak strikes during the soccer World Cup this year, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told parliament on Monday.
"One of our biggest nightmares is the fact that 2010 is going to be held in June when there is a possibility of another bout of H1N1," Motsoaledi said.
The month-long tournament, hosted in Africa for the first time, is expected to attract 450,000 tourists during the South African winter.
Motsoaledi said the department of health had managed to acquire 1.3 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine and another 3.5 million doses from the World Health Organisation (WHO). [...]
Source: NY Times - Reuters
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Research
Waning H1N1 pandemic may let in new viruses
Governments should not ease up on swine flu vaccine programs, experts say
The declining wave of pandemic H1N1 flu is likely to be followed by new, unknown strains of seasonal flu which health authorities must watch carefully to devise protection measures, European flu experts said on Friday.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned that flu viruses "never stand still" and said governments should not relax H1N1 flu vaccination programs, but remain on guard for possible changes in the virus and new strains.
"The historical pattern of human influenzas is that after pandemics, the world experiences a new mix of viruses," the ECDC's flu expert Angus Nicoll wrote in the Eurosurveillance scientific journal.[...]
Source: MSNBC - Reuters
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Vaccinating obese kids: the long and the short of it
By revere
Studying the efficacy (effect under controlled conditions) and effectiveness (effect under real world conditions) of vaccines is a tricky business we've talked a lot about here. How do you know when someone has really gotten the vaccine? Just because you stuck the needle into them? That's a pretty good indication, but it might not be all the information you need. Their weight might be another. And the length of the needle used still another:
In a new study, the researchers report that using a standard 1-inch needle to immunize obese adolescents against hepatitis B virus produced a much weaker effect than using a longer needle.
"As obesity rises in the US, we need to be aware that the standard of care may have to change to protect obese youth," study co-author Dr. Amy Middleman of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston told Reuters Health.
Over three years her team vaccinated 22 young women and two young men in the shoulder, randomly assigning them to be injected with either a 1-inch or a 1.5-inch needle. (Reuters) [...]
Source: ScienceBlogs
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Risk Communication
Summary Box: Fighting pandemics in digital age
WHAT'S NEW: IPhone apps, social networks, Wikipedia and flu-tracking sites allow people to share information, shape conversations and keep tabs on health threats like never before.
HOW IT HELPS: By disseminating information quickly, people could be warned about outbreaks such as the swine flu sooner and take preventative measures.
HOW IT HURTS: Unreliable or false reports could lead to mass panic. [...]
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Using Technology to Battle Pandemics in a Digital World
Fighting pandemics like swine flu in digital age
Source: The Associated Press - Google news
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In this photo made Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, Mark Peterson, owner and president of Tapfactory, demonstrates the iPhone application Swine Flu 101. Peterson created the app which provides the latest news and a state-by-state list of cases and deaths.
(AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
Source: Yahoo News - AP
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Source: N.J. Courier-Post Online
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News Flash
Indian data on swine flu shamefully inadequate: Virologist
Deccanherald.com
Warning that India should brace for more deaths from the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic, a leading virologist has described as ''shameful'' the lack of scientific data on its outbreak in the country...
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Mexico tourism revenues drop 15 percent in 2009
Reuters AlertNet
At the end of April, Mexico was the epicenter of a global flu outbreak of the H1N1 strain that spread around the world and caused the World Health ...
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Swine flu science update: 10 February 2010
Reuters AlertNet
The WHO has defended its handling of swine flu — influenza A(H1N1) — after being accused of declaring a pandemic without adequate scientific evidence. ...
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