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It's time to commit to memory a new combination of H and N influenza numbers. Since it arrived on the scene H7N9 has vexed researchers and shown it can be deadly to humans
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Helen Branswell
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Apr 16, 2013 |
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News
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Health officials are trying to figure out if the virus is moving from person to person
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Helen Branswell
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Nov 29, 2012 |
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Scientific American Magazine
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As the number of cases of the paralytic disease fall, world health officials have to grapple with a vexing problem: a component of the most widely used polio vaccine now causes more disease than the virus it is supposed to fight
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Helen Branswell
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May 14, 2012 |
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Features
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Are fears of human-to-human transmitted bird flu overblown or does it make sense, based on current fatality rates, to anticipate a worst-case scenario for a future outbreak of H5N1 flu?
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Helen Branswell
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Feb 14, 2012 |
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News
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For the first time, the polio virus has disappeared from the country for 12 months, but it could still be re-imported from neighboring nations that continue to fight the devastating disease
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Helen Branswell
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Jan 9, 2012 |
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News
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Is a new strain of H3N2 swine flu a danger to public health or just to the reputations of public health experts?
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Helen Branswell
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Dec 2, 2011 |
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Scientific American Magazine
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The next pandemic virus may be circulating on U.S. pig farms, but health officials are struggling to see past the front gate
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Helen Branswell
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Dec 27, 2010 |