Infection Control Today - Pandemic Influenza

Healthcare Coalition Says Review of U.S. Pandemic Preparedness Needed With New Avian Flu Outbreak

The outbreak of the new H7N9 avian flu in China, which the World Health Organization (WHO) called "an unusually dangerous virus for humans," should be an incentive for a renewed look at infection control procedures and pandemic readiness, which includes proper protection of ...More

4 weeks ago

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New Study Offers Insight on Pandemic Flu

Pandemic flu continues to threaten public health, especially in the wake of the recent emergence of an H7N9 low pathogenic avian influenza strain in humans. A recent study published in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, provides new information for public health ...More

5 weeks ago

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Half of Tamiflu Prescriptions Went Unused During 2009 H1N1 Pandemic

A new study concludes that approximately half of the prescriptions of Tamiflu during the 2009-2010 influenza pandemic went unused in England. The unused medication represents approximately 600,000 courses of Tamiflu at a cost of around £7.8 million to the UK taxpayer. The ...More

April 17, 2013

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Researchers Investigate Age-Specific Contacts, Travel Patterns in Spread of H1N1 Influenza Virus

Confirmed H1N1 cases during late spring and summer 2009 in various countries showed a substantial age shift between importations and local transmission cases, with adults mainly responsible for seeding unaffected regions and children most frequently driving community ...More

April 17, 2013

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New Avian Influenza Strain Seen Adapting to Mammals, Humans

A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least nine human deaths in China portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells, raising concern about its potential to spark a new global flu pandemic. The collaborative study, conducted by a group led by ...More

April 12, 2013

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Co-Infections Not Associated with Worse Outcomes During H1N1 Pandemic

A study at Rhode Island Hospital has found that despite complications, patients co-infected with the pandemic 2009-2010 influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) and a second respiratory virus were not associated with worse outcomes or admission to the hospital's intensive care unit. The ...More

April 10, 2013

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Researchers Conduct Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Vaccination Strategies for Future Flu Pandemics

A critical issue in planning pandemic influenza mitigation strategies is the delay between the arrival of the pandemic in a community and the availability of an effective vaccine. The likely scenario, born out in the 2009 pandemic, is that a newly emerged influenza pandemic ...More

February 13, 2013

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New Website to Explore Social Networks and Influenza Transmission

With seasonal influenza activity high across many states in the United States, one question frequently asked is how to prevent the spread of flu among children. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Pittsburgh are currently ...More

February 6, 2013

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Study Says Air Travel Restrictions Should be a Priority When New Flu Pandemic Begins Overseas

During the early stages of a new influenza pandemic, travel restriction is an immediate and non-pharmaceutical means of retarding incidence growth. It extends the timeframe of effective mitigation, especially when the characteristics of the emerging virus are unknown. Chong ...More

November 19, 2012

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Survey Reveals Country-Specific Differences in Preventive Behaviors During 2009 Influenza Pandemic

Many important strategies to reduce the spread of pandemic influenza need public participation. To assess public receptivity to such strategies, Steel-Fisher, et al. (2012) compared adoption of preventive behaviours in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic among the ...More

October 5, 2012

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions

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