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Related terms: Swine Flu, Novel H1N1 Flu, H1N1 Influenza, H1N1

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...

Disease Threat to People From Livestock

FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 – American industry engages in some of the same high-risk practices as other countries in keeping and selling commercial animals that have the potential for triggering outbreaks...

U.S. Livestock, Pet Industries Pose Disease Threat to People

FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 – American industry engages in some of the same high-risk practices as other countries in keeping and selling commercial animals that have the potential for triggering outbreaks...

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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