Pandemic Efforts Helped Curb Swine Flu Spread (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Surveillance and notification programs implemented at the request of the World Health Organization permitted the prompt identification of a novel pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in 2009, a retrospective analysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 5, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Disease Surveillance And Notification Systems Assessment After A Pandemic
Significant investments over the past decade into disease surveillance and notification systems appear to have "paid off" and the systems "work remarkably well," says a Georgetown University Medical Center researcher who examined the public health response systems during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. The findings are published online today in PLOS ONE. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. and the potential threat of bioterrorism, many new advanced systems for disease surveillance and notification have been developed and implemented throughout the world... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Predicting hotspots for future flu outbreaks
This year's unusually long and rocky flu season would be nothing compared to the pandemic that could occur if bird flu became highly contagious among humans, which is why UCLA researchers and their colleagues are creating new ways to predict where an outbreak could emerge.   "Using surveillance of influenza cases in humans and birds, we've come up with a technique to predict sites where these viruses could mix and generate a future pandemic," said lead author Trevon Fuller, a UCLA postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability's Center for Tropical Research.   The researchers'...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 14, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Influenza vaccine linked to narcolepsy in children in England
Researchers have found an increased risk for narcolepsy in children who received the swine flu vaccination in England. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - March 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Swine flu jab narcolepsy risk is very small
Conclusion This study confirms that the Pandemrix vaccine against swine flu is associated with a very small risk of narcolepsy in children and young people. As the authors point out, this risk may have been overestimated if children with narcolepsy who had been vaccinated were more rapidly referred than others because of increased awareness of the link. The methods used were practical for a rapid assessment of risk, but as this was essentially a case series analysis they are limited by a number of factors: The rates calculated are dependent on the accurate diagnosis and identification of the cases of narcolepsy. By us...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Medical practice Swine flu Source Type: news

Increased Risk Of Sleep Disorder In Children Who Received Swine Flu Vaccine
Results consistent with findings from Finland and Sweden, but may still be overestimated A study published on bmj.com today finds an increased risk of narcolepsy in children and adolescents who received the A/H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine (Pandemrix) during the pandemic in England. The results are consistent with previous studies from Finland and Sweden and indicate that the association is not confined to Scandinavian populations... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Pregnant Women Vaccinated During 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Flu Outbreak Had Reduced Risk Of Preterm Birth
Pregnant women who received the H1N1 influenza vaccine during the 2009 pandemic were less likely to have premature babies, and their babies weighed more on average. Influenza infection during pregnancy is associated with adverse infant outcomes such as preterm birth. Emory researchers from the Rollins School of Public Health, in a joint study with Kaiser Permanente of Georgia and the Mid-Atlantic States, evaluated the effectiveness of the H1N1 influenza vaccine in pregnant women against adverse infant outcomes during the 2009 pandemic... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Gene responsible for increased severity of influenza in Chinese populations
Researchers have found a genetic variant which explains why Chinese populations may be more vulnerable to Swine Flu. (Source: Medical Research Council Research News)
Source: Medical Research Council Research News - January 30, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: news

2009 Swine Flu Pandemic Infected 1 In Every 5 People
Data gathered from 19 different countries reveals that the global swine flu pandemic which began in 2009 infected close to 20% of the population and almost 50% of all schoolchildren. The virus which originated in Mexico is thought to have killed close to 200,000. Swine flu is a respiratory disease commonly found in pigs - around 1 to 4 percent of pigs that develop the disease die from it. It is caused by a highly contagious strain of Influenza A virus and it's spread by direct and indirect contact with pigs... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Study Of Norwegian Women Confirms Safety Of H1N1 Flu Shots During Pregnancy
Norwegian pregnant women who received a vaccine against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus showed no increased risk of pregnancy loss, while pregnant women who experienced influenza during pregnancy had an increased risk of miscarriages and still births, a study has found. The study suggests that influenza infection may increase the risk of fetal loss. Scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) published their findings online Jan. 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Swine influenza - lessons from history identified by Web of Science
KnowledgeLink Article (Source: Thomson Scientific - KnowledgeLink Newsletter)
Source: Thomson Scientific - KnowledgeLink Newsletter - June 10, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Simon Pratt Clarivate Analytics Source Type: news