A Chinese and British research team has identified a new H1N1 influenza virus in pigs. The research, published today in […]
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Influenza A H1N1 in New Zealand – Experts respond
A number of cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (commonly dubbed swine flu) have been recently reported in New […]
Continue readingDom Post: Scientists prove humans can have two flus at once
Kate Newton writes in the Dominion Post about findings in a New Zealand-based study that show that two different flu […]
Continue readingCould seasonal flu help pandemic flu?
New Zealand-based research has shown that, for people who get both seasonal A(H1N1) and pandemic flu (H1N1) flu at the […]
Continue readingODT: Swine flu still a threat here: Ministry of Health
With a fifth suspected swine flu death in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health is warning that New Zealand is […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Cloning, oil spills and the Nutty Professor
Sacked drug adviser tours NZ Professor David Nutt grabbed headlines in the UK last year when the chair of the […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: swine flu
Following the outbreak of a highly infectious virus (now confirmed as swine flu) in the Wairarapa in the last few […]
Continue readingDom Post: Schools swine flu clear out
Tanya Katterns writes in the Dominion Post about a highly contagious virus, thought to be H1N1 flu, which is emptying […]
Continue reading3 News/RadioLIVE: Swine flu cases on the increase
With flu cases on the increase nationally, authorities are warning that there are only a small number of vaccines left. […]
Continue readingUPDATED: One year on – Scientists reflect on the swine flu pandemic
UPDATED 12.30pm: A year ago this Saturday, Rangitoto College students returning from a school trip to Mexico were quarantined in […]
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