Swine flu - H1N1

Expert warning over new swine flu

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu which has broken out in Wales will become much more common as the virus mutates, a flu expert said.

Swine flu jabs 'still important'

BBC News (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu makes jabs against the illness still important.

Swine flu again

The Jobbing Doctor (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

I hear there are reports of Swine Flu becoming resistant to Tamiflu . I am deeply uninterested in this fact. Swine flu is a mild, highly infectious disease: occasionally (like seasonal flu) it can be very severe and fatal. It has been absurdly overdiagnosed (I am yet to be convinced that I have seen a genuine case) and the Government's statistics are hopelessly flawed. There is no effective treatment...

Swine flu redivivus

Clayboy (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

On another blog – the predecessor to this one – back in May I asked about the wisdom of panicked vaccinations. Now comes the report of Tamiflu resistant swine flu. I still remain of the opinion that this will turn out to be – epidemiologically speaking – a storm in a teacup, but it looks as [...]

Drug-Resistant Swine Flu Emerges In Wales

Sky News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Five people have been diagnosed with a strain of swine flu which appears to be resistant to Tamiflu.

And Finally...Santa Clauses demand swine flu shots

Chester Chronicle - And Finally (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

A group representing Father Christmases in the US is calling for Santa Clauses to be given priority for swine flu shots....

Marquez Another Victim Of Swine Flu

FCB News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

This is getting very worrying. Rafa Marquez has dropped out of the squad for today's game in Bilbao after noticing symptoms of fever just before the team caught the plane from Barcelona to Bilbao. With the team all travelling together it is obviously difficult to keep people isolated from each other. The big worry of course is whether the virus will spread any more, and unfortunately it seems likely...

Drug-resistant swine flu strain spread between patients at a Welsh hospital

icWales (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

THE first European cases of a strain of swine flu which cannot be treated with the drug Tamiflu have been diagnosed in Wales.

• Patients spreading drug-resistant swine flu strain - Times Online
• UK: More on the drug-resistant H1N1 strain - H5N1
• See the 6 articles on the same subject

Experts expected new swine flu strain

icWales (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Experts today said they were not surprised that a strain of drug-resistant swine flu had emerged among people with underlying health problems.

CIDRAP on swine flu

H5N1 (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

CIDRAP has published a new update today of its overview: Novel H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu). This is the most comprehensive discussion I know about H1N1.

Swine flu: Now drug-resistant strain spreads from one patient to another

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

HEALTH officials are probing the first British case of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu spreading from person to person. Doctors have already come across several strains o

Swine flu: Now drug-resistant strain spreads from one patient to another

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

HEALTH officials are probing the first British case of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu spreading from person to person. Doctors have already come across several strains o

Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come

H5N1 (Free subscription) | yesterday

Via Reuters, Maggie Fox offers a good overview of the H1N1 situation around the world: Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come. Excerpt:The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global...

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu spreads in hospital

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

FIVE patients diagnosed with Tamiflu-resistant swine flu at a Welsh hospital could be the world's first cases of person-to-person transmission of the strain.

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu spreads in hospital

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

FIVE patients diagnosed with Tamiflu-resistant swine flu at a Welsh hospital could be the world's first cases of person-to-person transmission of the strain.

Swine flu striking pregnant women hard: CDC study

bsalmons | 29/07/2009

Pregnant women infected with the new H1N1 swine flu have a much higher risk of severe illness and death, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday, confirming a trend that has worried global health experts. While pregnant woman have always had a higher risk of severe disease from influenza in general, the new H1N1 virus is taking an exceptionally heavy toll, the researchers

Third Md. Death From Swine Flu

bsalmons | 17/07/2009

Maryland state health officials said yesterday that a third resident has died of a swine flu-related illness. Health officials said the person lived on the Eastern Shore and had underlying health issues. Further information about the person is not being released because of privacy restrictions. The other Maryland residents whose deaths were attributed to swine flu also had underlying health conditions.

WHO confirms flu spreads to Cuba, Finland, Thailand

bsalmons | 13/05/2009

H1N1 flu has now reached Cuba, Finland, and Thailand, with nearly 6,000 people infected in 33 countries, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.