The Flu News Blog

Flu-Type Illnesses Playing Havoc with School AttendanceAshley County Ledger - Influenza-type illnesses are affecting local school districts this week, causing large number of absences and creating the possibility that if the number absent increases significantly, school might be dismissed. Hamburg Superintendent of Schools
Japan confirms third bird flu outbreak in JanuaryBoston Online - […]

Deadly H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Hungarian geese by EU The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu infected fowl in Hungary, marking the first infection in Europe since the disease was last reported in August. Japan’s Okayama prefecture confirms bird flu case as H5 strain.
First Bird Flu Vaccine to be Registered On Tuesday January 30, pharmaceuticals manufacturer […]

eFoodSafety.com, Inc. Announces Addition of Internet RetailersMSN MoneyCentral - E-coli, Listeria, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus, Avian Influenza, and Black Mold. The sporicidal product has completed its final efficacy laboratory study requisite for EPA registration. In the study, it eradicated
Rapid Response To Avian Flu ThreatTerra Daily - An interdisciplinary team of researchers […]

Indonesia: Bird Flu Detected In Pigs Two pigs in Bali, Indonesia, have become infected with the bird flu virus, Chinese medical expert Zhong Nanshan said Jan. 26. Detecting the virus in pigs raise concerns that the virus could be transmitted to people.
Japan confirms deadly bird flu strain in new outbreak Medical officers load sealed boxes containing 12,000 […]

Japan confirms second bird flu outbreak Officials in Japan have confirmed a second outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
School Closes For Flu East Elementary School in Cheboygan closed today because of a flu outbreak. More than a hundred students, four teachers and five building aides called in sick or went home early yesterday. Janitors […]