Hand hygiene removes influenza virus
Dispensers of alcohol-based rubs are appearing in public places in an attempt to reduce the spread of pandemic influenza. Are these effective at removing virus from hands? In a recent…
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Permissive vaccines and viral virulence
…arose because of permissive vaccines. Nor do the results prove in general that leaky vaccines lead to selection of more virulent viruses. The results simply show that a vaccine that…
TWiV 560: CEIRS, influenza and company
https://youtu.be/4O2j3n1RBiA From the meeting of the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance, Vincent speaks with Alan, Florian and Jennifer about their careers, the purpose of CEIRS, universal influenza…
Swine-origin influenza H1N1 as of now
…decline; the virus remains relatively mild; there seem to be few claims of serious side effects from the vaccine; and despite widespread complaints about shortages, vaccine supplies are steadily building…
Swine influenza A/Mexico/2009 (H1N1) update
…US there are 109 cases in 11 states. There are many more suspected cases; together the statistics indicate widespread dissemination of the new H1N1 influenza virus. I no longer doubt…
Influenza 101
…to take Influenza 101. As new basic information on influenza is added to the blog, it will appear on the Influenza 101 page. You can find Influenza 101 by clicking…