The Flu News Blog

Bird Flu Death of Iraqi ConfirmedWashington Post - SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iraqi and U.N. health officials said Monday a 15-year-old girl who died this month was a victim of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, the first confirmed case of the disease in the Middle East. Tests were under way to […]

Tests finds no bird flu in Romanian womanKerala Next - BUCHAREST - A Romanian woman suspected of having caught bird flu has tested negative for the deadly virus, the Romanian news agency Rompres reported on Saturday. “From preliminary clinical tests there is nothing to sustain the bird flu diagnosis
Iraq health minister says […]

Nurses Who Refused Flu Vaccine File Charge Against Hospital After …EndoNurse, AZ - Jan 27, 2006… VMMC, which stopped the hospital from forcing RNs to receive flu shots. … Control and Prevention (CDC), no studies have definitively shown that mask use by …
Scientists uncover destructive bird flu gene as Canada ramps up …StarPhoenix, Canada - Jan 26, […]

Influenza Pandemic Will Pose Tough Choices for Use of Mechanical …Innovations-Report, Germany - Jan 25, 2006Amidst all the talk about the risk of an influenza pandemic, little has been said about the difficult decisions that would have to be made in an overwhelming …
Officials: Get flu shot nowLynchburg News and Advance, VA - Jan 26, 2006 We ve […]

Wyoming has 101 cases of fluBillings Gazette,  USA - Jan 26, 2006CHEYENNE - More than 100 cases of flu have been documented in Wyoming this flu season, making the state one of eight where the Centers for Disease Control and …
Are wild birds to blame for H5N1-flu’s march into Europe?New Scientist (subscription), UK - Jan 28, 2006Prove […]