quinta-feira, setembro 24, 2009

A gripe das Aves ainda anda aí... e mata


Is China next stop for bird flu?
What is the Word
However, the death of a 19 year old Chinese woman owing to bird flu virus, especially the dreaded H5N1 strain, has given rise to a new series of horror. ...

quarta-feira, setembro 23, 2009

Gripe Suína espalha-se pelo Texas



Flu 'widespread' across Texas
Houston Chronicle
Department spokesman Doug McBride said Tuesday that it's assumed that most of that flu is the H1N1 strain, also known as swine flu. ...

sexta-feira, setembro 18, 2009

Gripe suína mata no Dallas



Dallas County reports 4th flu-related death in recent weeks
Dallas Morning News
Because in most case people aren't being specifically tested for swine flu, health experts have said the most prudent course is to treat all cases of ...

quinta-feira, setembro 17, 2009

Gripe das Aves espalha-se em escolas e universidades


Swine flu spreads at colleges and universities
Los Angeles Times
A total of 6432 cases of influenza-like illness--presumed to be swine flu--were reported during the week of Sept. 5-11 at the 253 institutions that report ...

quarta-feira, setembro 16, 2009

domingo, setembro 13, 2009

Desenvolvimentos no estudo da Gripe das Aves



Cross-Reactive Antibody Responses to the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 ...
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)
Detection of antibody to avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in human serum by using a combination of serologic assays. J Clin Microbiol 1999;37:937-943. ...

sexta-feira, setembro 11, 2009

Vacina da Gripe Suína em princípio uma dose é suficiente

Swine flu vaccine: Just one dose should do
USA Today
The government has ordered 195 million doses of vaccine in all to fight the H1N1 virus, also called swine flu. • Secretary of Health and Human Services ...

quinta-feira, setembro 10, 2009

Gripe Suína continua a matar


6-year-old dies from swine flu in southeast Kansas
Kansas City Star
AP TOPEKA | Health officials say a 6-year-old child from southeast Kansas has died from swine flu, the state's second death linked to the H1N1 virus. ...

sexta-feira, setembro 04, 2009

Gripe Suína (H1N1) mais mortal entre adolescentes do que entre crianças



Swine flu more deadly to adolescents than to younger children ...
Los Angeles Times
Swine flu outbreaks are already sporadic throughout the country, and they are highest in the Southeast. "The most likely explanation is that schools started ...

quarta-feira, setembro 02, 2009

Gripe Suína pode ser menos perigosa do que o previsto


Swine Flu May Be Less Dangerous Than Predicted: Study
U.S. News & World Report
1 (HealthDay News) -- Fears that the H1N1 swine flu will turn into a "superbug" this year may be unfounded, say researchers at the University of Maryland. ..