pandemic

The most devastating influenza pandemic in recorded history began in 1918 and was nicknamed the "Spanish flu." The particular pathogen that caused the event led to more deaths per case and had a higher rate of transmission than most other known strains of influenza virus.

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A consistent finding across reports from North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia (4-7, 9-12) is the disproportionate increase in mortality rates among young adults during the pandemic period compared with prepandemic years.

Death patterns during the 1918 influenza pandemic in Chile

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group (EURONEXT:SAN), announced on Friday the receipt of a USD56.94m contract to maintain flocks to enable manufacturing of pandemic influenza vaccine at full capacity on a year-round basis.

Sanofi Pasteur and HHS partner for pandemic vaccine capability

The World Health Organisation has officially declared the pandemic has ended.

Pandemic is over but swine flu will still be a threat, experts warn; VIRUS WILL STILL CIRCULATE FOR SOME YEARS TO COME

The announcement came after a meeting of the organisation's Emergency Committee, comprising 15 scientists headed by Australian infectious diseases expert John Mackenzie, on the pandemic flu.

Swine f lu is no more a pandemic

During the pandemic, the H1N1 virus crowded out other influenza viruses to

H1N1 in post-pandemic period, says WHO

WHO gives update on pandemic (H1N1) 2009 situation

The World Health Organisation's emergency committee will not meet this week to review data on the H1N1 swine flu pandemic nor will it declare for now an end to the pandemic, a WHO spokesman said.

WHO says H1N1 pandemic continues

The management of the influenza A/H1N1v (swine flu) pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) has been criticised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Swine flu response criticised

If the behavior of the seasonal form of H1N1 influenza virus is any indication, scientists say that chances are good that most strains of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus will become resistant to Tamiflu, the main drug stockpiled for use against it.

H1N1 has yet to finish its run

In June 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the influenza H1N1 virus a pandemic, the first such pandemic to be declared in 41 years.

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