THE UNIVERSITY of Queensland is seeking approval for human trials of a potential swine flu vaccine made using insect cells.
30/06/2009
Patient data shows almost a doubling of acute respiratory illness cases over NSW’s winter this year. The leading cause was thought to be swine flu, says a report published by the Medical Journal of Australia this week.
27/10/2009
THE VICTORIAN government is currently facing a tough decision as how to handle the current H1N1 influenza (swine flu) outbreak, with a pandemic plan which fails to fit the characteristics of the virus.
04/06/2009
THE CENTRES for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported additionally confirmed human infections of the Swine Influenza in the United States and internationally.
30/04/2009
STERLIN has commented on the UK Health Protection Agency’s testing guidelines for H1N1 Influenza, believing its Copan’s Universal Transport Medium (UTM) meets the mark.
05/06/2009
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes a listing of fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza products that have not been approved for diagnosis, prevention or treatment.
27/11/2009
AUSTRALIAN expert Professor Raina MacIntyre has warned face masks worn by many healthcare workers do nothing to protect them during a pandemic influenza outbreak like the world is now seeing with swine flu.
21/09/2009
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has released a study suggesting that adults exposed to strains of seasonal H1N1 virus circulating in the population since 1988 may be more able to fight the severity of infection caused by the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.
18/11/2009
RESEARCHERS at the University of Melbourne, Australia have identified a human vaccine against Bird Flu.
16/03/2009
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved for registration the Australian-made Panvax H1N1 Vaccine Junior enabling children from 6 months to 9 years of age to be protected against the pandemic H1N1 influenza.
04/12/2009
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has published interim guidelines to clinical laboratories responsible for testing patients with respiratory illness for Influenza A, including H1N1.
30/10/2009
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its latest update to the international situation regarding the 2009 H1N1 Influenza.
12/02/2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released specific recommendations for dental healthcare professionals to prevent transmission of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza virus.
26/11/2009
THE THERAPEUTIC Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the world’s first intradermal (ID) influenza vaccine, Intanza, for the prevention of seasonal influenza in adults and the elderly
02/04/2009