H1N1 TREATMENT US

The type-A ( H1N1 ) virus has infected 937 people over the past week and three people have succumbed to the infection, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said yesterday. …. Although seldom fatal, it causes highly painful arthritis- like symptoms that can linger for months or even years. It’s capable of adapting to spread through a mosquito species common in much of North America. And no vaccine or treatment exists to protect humans from its effects. …

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GENEVA – Many more people could become sick with influenza A(H1N1) known as swine flu this winter even though it has peaked in North America and some European countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

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WHO maintains A(H1N1) alert (Manila Bulletin)

Many more people could become sick with swine flu this winter even though it has peaked in North America and some European countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

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WHO Chief: Swine Flu Pandemic Continues (KCTV 5 Kansas City)

London, Nov 23 : Health experts in Europe and North America insist that despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, swine flu vaccines are as effective as they have been before.

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Vaccines effective against H1N1 virus mutation, say experts (New Kerala)

PARIS – H1N1 flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday. Bruno Lina, director of the national f…

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H1N1 flu vaccine effective despite mutations, say experts (MalaysiaNews.net)

PARIS – SWINE flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday. Bruno Lina, director of the national flu virus monitoring centre for southern France, said the mutation of the virus – blamed for around 6,750 deaths so far worldwide – came as no surprise. ‘It was expected, it was announced, and it …

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H1N1 vaccine effective: Experts (Straits Times)

PARIS – H1N1 flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.

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H1N1 flu vaccine effective despite mutations, say experts (Channel NewsAsia)

Doctors should be cautious when prescribing the antiviral drug Tamiflu to prevent illness in people exposed to the H1N1 virus, said an expert who analyzed North America’s first reported case of a Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 virus.

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Quebec case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 worrying: expert (CBC Montreal)

TORONTO – Doctors should be cautious about giving Tamiflu to people to prevent them from becoming ill after they’ve been exposed to H1N1, an antiviral expert said Wednesday as he reported details of North America’s first reported case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 viruses.

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Quebec resistance case points to dangers of using Tamiflu to prevent H1N1 (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Context  Between March and July 2009, the largest number of confirmed cases of 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection occurred in North America. Objective  To describe characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of critically ill patients in Canada with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection. Design, Setting, and Patients  A prospective observational study of 168 critically ill patients with 2009 influenza A …

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Critically Ill Patients With 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Infection in Canada [Caring for the Critically Ill Patient] (Journal of the American Medical…