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  • Antibodies Against Multiple Flu Strains Produced By Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Vaccination

    The pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies in vaccinated individuals not only against the H1N1 virus, but also against other influenza virus strains including H5N1 and H3N2... {Medical News Today, 05/23/2012}

  • Study: Obesity not a risk factor for medically attended flu

    A new study suggests that obesity does not increase a person's risk of getting sick with influenza—a finding that may come as a surprise to those who are familiar with findings about obesity as a risk factor during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic. {CIDRAP News, 05/22/2012}

  • Study: H1N1 vaccine generates antibodies to range of flu strains

    The pandemic 2009 H1N1 (pH1N1) vaccine produced antibodies in people not only against pH1N1, but also against other influenza virus strains, including H5N1 avian flu and H3N2 seasonal flu, according to a study yesterday from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. {CIDRAP News, 05/22/2012}

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Avian Influenza outbreak information

Humans | WHO

  • 2 May 2012 Indonesia
  • 12 April 2012 Egypt
  • 5 April 2012 Cambodia

Animals | OIE

  • This page has been set up at the start of the epizootic of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza due to H5N1 in South East Asia in late 2003, before its expansion later to other continents.