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H1N1 Update for April 30: CDC Offers Clinical Guidance, WHO Raises Alert Level Again
The CDC has released a series of flu-related interim clinical guidance documents. READ MORE…
Swine Influenza Updates from the CDC and the FDA
New information on antiviral susceptibilities and on the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorizations for two antiviral medications, a diagnostic test, and N95 respirators. READ MORE…
H1N1 Update for April 29: Announcements and Data from Several Government Agencies
The number of swine flu cases now stands at 64 in the U.S., the CDC announced Tuesday. Five have required hospitalization — three in California and two in Texas. READ MORE…
H1N1 Update for April 28: FDA Issues Emergency Authorizations for Flu Drugs; WHO Raises Alert Level
Federal officials offered updates Monday on the ongoing swine influenza outbreak in the U.S. READ MORE…
H1N1 Update for April 27: U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency as Swine Flu Continues to Spread
Federal officials declared a public health emergency on Sunday as more human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed in the U.S., bringing the current total to 20, they said. READ MORE…
H1N1 Update for April 24: Additional Swine Flu Cases Found, CDC Says
Five additional cases of human infection with swine flu have been uncovered through “intensified surveillance,” the CDC reports. READ MORE…
Human Infection with Swine Influenza Virus
The CDC reports two cases of swine influenza (H1N1) infection in children, possibly involving human-to-human transmission. READ MORE…
First H1N1 News on April 22: Swine Influenza Reported in Two Children in Southern California
Patients may ask about a widely reported notice of swine flu found in two children in neighboring counties in Southern California. READ MORE…
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