Dreaded 'Aussie flu' is 'similar' to the Spanish flu
Northamptonshire-based pharmacist Marvin Munzu warned that H3N2 can lead to fatal complications, such as pneumonia - exactly like the bug from 100 years ago. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Everyone ’s talking about the flu. Here’s what to do about it
H3N2: If you ’ve had it, you know how bad it can be. If you don’t, you’ve heard about it and are afraid. Very afraid.We ’re talking about the flu, specifically this flu season’s dominant strain.Others are taking about the flu as well. Physicians at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, have been featured in the media, and sought by patients and the public for advice on flu care and prevention — and for good reason.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that flu activity is widespread across the country. The California Department of Public Health has announced t...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 13, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
5 more dogs test positive for canine influenza in Canada
Five dogs in Canada that came into contact with two others with H3N2 canine influenza have also tested positive. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Windsor Source Type: news
Flu Cases Spike In Mass., Across The Country
BOSTON (CBS) – Cases of the flu have increased across the country, resulting in a season that health officials are calling “moderately severe,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week.
According to the CDC, regions experiencing high flu activity increased from 21 to 26 states this week. The number of states reporting widespread flu activity rose from 36 to 46.
A GoFundMe page claimed the flu took the life of a 51-year-old Needham woman last week. The page stated that Jenny Ching was “diagnosed with flu, and that quickly led to pneumonia,” and “the infection spread so rapidly that h...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Local News Syndicated Local Flu Louisa Moller Source Type: news
Britain faces an 'exceptional' outbreak of 'Aussie flu'
The European country has been rocked by the killer virus, with nearly 12,000 people having been left hospitalised and more than 30 dead. Most cases were caused by H3N2 - known as 'Aussie flu'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Aussie' flu
The NHS is braced for a bad flu season as the 'Australian' virus strain H3N2 dominates. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is 'Aussie' flu and should we be worried?
The NHS is braced for a bad flu season as the 'Australian' virus strain H3N2 dominates. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Just TWO areas of the UK are free from Aussie flu
Only Dorchester and the City of London have reported zero cases, according to the website Flusurvey.org.uk. Untouched regions have reported cases of the dangerous H3N2 strain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Flu vaccine may have low effectiveness against dominant strain, Canada's top public health doctor says
Although it's 'too early to actually tell,' Canada's chief public health officer says the manufacturing process may have caused a mutation that reduces the flu vaccine's effectiveness against H3N2, a strain that tends to cause more severe illness among the elderly and children. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
'Aussie flu' deaths double in a week
Public Health England data also shows the killer virus has left 1,078 in hospital - a quarter of which because of so-called 'Aussie flu', a virulent strain of influenza A known as H3N2. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS chiefs urge relatives to help them ease crisis
Experts are particularly worried about an aggressive flu strain, H3N2 – responsible for Australia's worst flu epidemic in 50 years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Seasonal Influenza A(H3N2) Activity and Antiviral Treatment of Patients with Influenza
In the US, influenza activity has increased significantly over recent weeks with influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominating so far this season. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - December 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
CDC: 2017-18 Flu Season in U.S. Dominated by H3N2 Viruses
So far this flu season, influenza A (H3N2) viruses have been predominant in the United States, according to a newly released CDCMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - December 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
How well will the flu vaccine work this winter?
(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) Scientists from UTMB and Biomed Protection predicted which H3N2 variants would become 'vaccine resistant', and this prediction has been confirmed during the 2017 Australian flu season. The results published suggest that the current flu vaccine will work better during the 2018 US flu season than the 2017 Australian flu season. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 13, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Update: Influenza Activity - United States, October 1-November 25, 2017
Influenza activity remained low in the United States during October 2017, but has been increasing since November. As of November 25, influenza A(H3N2) viruses were the most commonly identified viruses. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - December 7, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
