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SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES PANDEMIC FLU PREPAREDNESS
National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on “Pandemic Flu Preparedness,” on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 2, 2005. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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Flu in 47 states but a drop in some states
Flu in 47 states but a drop in some states
Influenza activity remained elevated in parts of the United States last week but decreased in other areas, health officials said Friday.
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CDC: Check vaccine record before traveling
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Research on deadly flu to be published
Research on deadly flu to be published
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Most people are immune to the H1N1 virus that caused last season's pandemic, federal health officials say.
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U.S. scientists say an experimental Ebola vaccine protects monkeys against not only the two most lethal Ebola virus species, but also a new Ebola virus.
Most need only single H1N1 vaccine dose
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Six receive Medals of Freedom
Two doctors, a general, a judge, a university president and the family of a Holocaust survivor-turned-U.S. congressman received U.S. Medals of Freedom Thursday.
Medal of Freedom recipients announced
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This elegant research gives a detailed picture of the overzealous host reaction to infection by a fully reconstructed 1918 influenza virus
Virulence of 1918 flu virus studied
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Although much work remains to be done, the diseased hearts seen in this mouse study have similarities to human amyloid heart disease, which is potentially significant
Prion disease may cause heart damage
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The worry is if a pig were to become simultaneously infected with both a human and an avian influenza virus, genes from these viruses could reassemble into a new virus that could be transmitted to, and cause disease in, people
Study: Pigs are virtual virus mixing bowls
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We don't have all the vaccine we need to meet the possible demand
U.S. develops bird flu vaccine
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West Nile is one of the emerging infectious diseases for which we are developing novel preventive and therapeutic tactics. Because our researchers have more than a decade of experience working with this class of virus, they could respond very quickly to the urgent public health need for a promising West Nile virus vaccine
Scientists develop West Nile virus vaccine
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A damaged movie theater is seen in aftermath of a series of tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21, 2013. On May 20 a series of tornadoes swept through severals towns south of Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction and killing at least 24 people. UPI/J.P. Wilson