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• H1N1 'Swine' Flu Makes a Comeback in Mexico

  It was just about three years ago that a strange new strain of flu first appeared in Mexico, then spread across the border to the United States and eventually much of the globe.The H1N1 "swine" flu strain didn't behave like a "normal" flu, because it pro   Read more »

• Mexico ups swine flu screening as cases increase

  (AP) -- Three years after swine flu closed Mexico City and caused an international scare, the Mexican government and local media are at odds over the severity of this season's flu virus. Newspapers are warning of an alarming increase in cases while the g   Read more »

• Flu Season Off to Slow Start, So Far

  Could this be the flu season that wasn't?After the H1N1 -linked drama of prior years, the low number of cases of influenza currently circulating in the United States is reassuring, experts said.But that doesn't mean the virus couldn't still become the wi   Read more »

• Many Jails Got No Flu Shots During H1N1 Outbreak: CDC

  More than half of U.S. jails didn't receive any vaccine to protect inmates during the 2009-10 outbreak of H1N1 swine flu , a new study says.Jail and prison inmates are at increased risk for exposure to infectious diseases. The steady stream of new arriva   Read more »

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• Cases of flu virus in Ontario and Toronto at five-year low

  Jennifer Pagliaro Staff Reporter After riding the wave of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, Ontario residents appear to have avoided the seasonal onslaught of coughing and sneezing — so far. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of the flu by the end of January 2:32 PM from Toronto Star Read more »

• Indo-German initiatives to fight Chikungunya, Dengue

  Asian countries mostly hit by the menace of viral diseases, especially Chikungunya, Dengue, H1N1 virus and Bird Flu prevalent in recent years would soon get to a possible end. An initiative taken by Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Birla Institute 12:44 PM from Daily Pioneer Read more »

• Treatable STI Scarier Than Fatal Flu, Study Finds

  The H1N1 flu (above) can be fatal. CREDIT: C. S. Goldsmith and A. Balish, CDC Passing someone a sexually transmitted infection is viewed as worse than giving them the flu — even if the flu turns out to be fatal, a new study finds. The research points to 2/13/12 from LiveScience.com Read more »

• Could Rift Valley fever be a weapon of mass destruction? An insidious insect-animal-people infection loop explored

  Anthrax, bird flu , Ebola, HIV-AIDS, H1N1, H5N1, influenza, Rift Valley fever, SARS: What are the disease links between people, animals and environments? And what are we doing to protect ourselves against the next outbreak of a deadly infectious disease?   from Humanitarian News Read more »

• Honduras: Confirmados dos casos de A H1N1

  Las autoridades de la Secretaría de Salud ayer confirmaron que desde diciembre a la fecha, se presentaron dos casos de influenza A H1N1, en el territorio nacional.La encargada del Vigilancia Sanitaria, Roxana Araujo, dijo que en las ultimas horas se dier   from Humanitarian News Read more »