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New swine flu with pandemic potential identified by China researchers
G4 strain has already infected 10% of industry ’s workers in China but no evidence yet that it can be passed from human to humanResearchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study in the US science journal PNAS, although experts said there is no imminent threat.Named G4, it is genetically descended from the H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 30, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Agence France-Presse Tags: Swine flu World news Health China Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
Imminent risk of a global shortage of heparin caused by the African Swine Flu afflicting the Chinese pig herd.
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Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - December 24, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Vilanova E, Tovar AMF, Mourão PAS Tags: J Thromb Haemost Source Type: research
How the killer coronavirus compares to SARS, swine flu and Ebola: Interactive map
The map tracks the lethal flu-like infection, which has killed more than 1,300 people and infected 60,000 - mostly in China - and pits it against SARS in 2003, swine flu in 2009 and Ebola in 2014.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China to launch emergency inspections on farms after swine fever outbreak
(In August 6 story corrects headline to say swine fever not swine flu)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
China culls pigs after first African swine flu outbreak: local government
Chinese authorities said on Friday they have culled almost 1,000 pigs near Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province in northeast China, after discovering an outbreak of deadly African swine fever (ASF).
Source: Reuters: Health - August 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
China to launch emergency inspections on farms after swine flu outbreak
China's Liaoning province will increase inspections at pig farms and markets and strengthen the monitoring of hog transportation, after the nation's first African swine fever case was reported there, local media Liaoning Daily reported on Monday.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
China must eradicate swine flu epidemic as soon as possible: agriculture ministry
China must eradicate the African swine fever epidemic as soon as possible, and make sure the country is free of the disease, the country's agriculture ministry said at an emergency meeting on the outbreak on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
U.S. seizes 1 million pounds of pork from China on swine fever concerns
U.S. border agents have seized around 1 million pounds of pork from China, a spokesman for the agency said on Friday, over suspicions that it might contain African swine flu disease which has hit Chinese pork output.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Scientists Say New Strain of Swine Flu Virus Is Spreading to Humans in China
A new study warns that the strain of H1N1, common on China ’s pig farms since 2016, should be “urgently” controlled to avoid another pandemic.
Source: NYT Health - June 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Ives Tags: China Pigs Swine Influenza Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Source Type: news
New Swine Flu Virus In China Has ‘Pandemic Potential,’ Here Are 7 Reasons Why
This influenza virus strain has been circulating among the swine population in China over the past several years and has infected some humans.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 30, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science Editors' Pick editors-pick business pharma Source Type: news
Poll Finds 1 In 3 Parents Won ’ t Get Children Vaccinated For The Flu This Year
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Flu Vaccine Source Type: news
Bless you! Meet the flu hunters trying to stop the next pandemic in its tracks
Remember flu? Despite lockdowns holding it at bay, a small group of scientists is searching the globe for deadly new strains – and to work out what to put in next winter’s vaccinesLast month, a small group of international scientists met to decide an issue critical to the health of millions of people all over the planet. For once, it wasn ’t about coronavirus, although these experts know a lot about that, too. The task in hand was to save us from a bug we’ve been fighting since before the days of Hippocrates, the first doctor to describe it in 400BC. It’s an adversary potentially as much of a threat as Covid. The...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley. Portraits: David Levene Tags: Flu Vaccines and immunisation Bird flu Health Society Flu pandemic & wellbeing World Health Organization Coronavirus Infectious diseases Life and style Medical research Science World news Microbiology Source Type: news
As Swine Fever Roils Asia, Hogs Are Culled and Dinner Plans Change
An African swine fever outbreak that had been centered in China is rapidly spreading to neighboring countries, pushing up prices of pork, a staple in many Asian nations.
Source: NYT Health - May 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MIKE IVES and KATHERINE LI Tags: Pigs Pork Livestock Diseases African Swine Fever Meat Epidemics Rabobank University of Hong Kong Phuc, Nguyen Xuan Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas Cambodia Mongolia Vietnam Source Type: news
Universal flu vaccine closer to reality after Chinese-Australian scientific breakthrough
Scientists in Australia and China have discovered how the body's "assassin" immunity cells memorise viruses, raising hopes for a life-long flu jab
Source: Telegraph Health - May 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: bird flu influenza china white bloog cells vaccine australia Source Type: news
China confirms first human case of H10N3 bird flu strain
Man, 41, in Jiangsu, diagnosed on 28 May but risk of avian virus spread is low, says state health agencyA 41-year-old man in China ’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu, although health officials in China said the risk of large-scale spread remained low.The man, a resident of the city of Zhenjiang, went to hospital on 28 April after developing a fever and other symptoms, China ’s national health commission said.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 1, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Reuters in Beijing Tags: Bird flu China Medical research Science Agriculture Asia Pacific Health World news Source Type: news
