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NIH: Universal Flu Vaccine, FluMos-v2, designed to target 6 flu strains begins clinical trials

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Enrollment in a Phase 1 trial of a new investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate has begun at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland....

Washington: H5N1 avian influenza confirmed in 3 seals in Puget Sound

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed that three adult harbor seals in Puget Sound have tested positive for the Highly Pathogenic...

Michigan reports two human swine flu cases in late July

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported two human infections with novel influenza A viruses in July. One patient, a Lapeer County resident who was an exhibitor...

Peru: An increase in cases of pneumonia reported

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health (Minsa) , through the National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention and Disease Control (CDC-Peru) , reported that, until Epidemiological Week (SE) 24-2023,...

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South Africa reports increase in influenza

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa report a steady increase in influenza since April. The increase in case numbers has been identified in all...

Taiwan reports 3rd human infection with swine influenza A(H1N2) variant virus

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday a new case of human infection with swine influenza A(H1N2) variant virus. Testing and gene sequencing by the...

Universal Influenza Candidate Vaccine Performs Well in Phase 1 Trial

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Scientists at NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center (VRC) report in two new studies that an experimental influenza vaccine, designed to elicit immunity against a broad range of influenza viruses, performed...

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Netherlands: Flu epidemic is over

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The flu epidemic that started in mid-December 2022 is over. This is the conclusion drawn by experts from RIVM and Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Medical Center)and the Nivel based...

H1N1 cluster reported at Ho Chi Minh City school

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Information from the Center for Disease Control of Ho Chi Minh City (HCDC) the city’s infectious disease surveillance system has recorded a cluster of influenza A/H1N1 cases...

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FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter At-Home Test to Detect Both Influenza and COVID-19 Viruses

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) at-home diagnostic test that can differentiate and detect influenza A and B, commonly...