Epidemic News

At least 7,826 people worldwide have been killed by the A/H1N1 influenza since the new flu virus was first identified in April, the World Health Organization said in a latest update on Friday.

Indiana's public health officials are taking advantage of recent declines in the number of H1N1 cases statewide to move vaccine to college and university populations to prevent a third wave of the pandemic that killed eight last week and has killed 33 since June 1. While Indiana State Department of Health tracking of the virus indicates decreases ...

The spread of HIV in Washington has reached severe epidemic proportions with African-Americans bearing the brunt of the rates of infection.

The Emerging Technologies Conference at M.I.T. ended a few days ago with a focus on developing universal flu vaccines.

New data in the 2009 AIDS epidemic update shows HIV infections in the world have reduced by 17 percent over the past eight years.

A survey carried out in eight European countries has shown that closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a significant role in reducing illness transmission.

Deaths from the swine flu pandemic in England rose to their highest peak yet last week, new figures have shown.

Eight people in China have been detected with mutated versions of swine flu, but doctors claim drugs are still effective against the new strains.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Tuesday the deaths of two people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.

World Health Organization Assistant Director Keiji Fukuda, July 3, 2009. Dr. Keiji Fukuda says two clusters of Tamiflu resistance in H1N1 patients probably don't signal a change in the virus's susceptibility to this key drug.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A review by health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador has determined that five people in the province have died so far as a direct result of the H1N1 virus.

U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they are seeing a worrying pattern of serious bacterial infections in swine flu patients, mostly among younger adults not normally vulnerable to them.

The number of H1N1 flu cases is "levelling off"in some parts of the country, but the peak of the second wave of the pandemic has not been reached yet and Canadians should not become complacent, federal officials said Wednesday.

The investigation into whether a batch of H1N1 vaccine may have triggered a higher-than-normal rate of allergic reactions hasn't yet come up with answers, vaccine manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday.

The world's largest annual religious pilgrimagebegan, overshadowed by the swine flu pandemic as 2.5 million Muslims ammassed at the holy city of Mecca for the hajj.

China has detected eight cases of swine flu mutation, a health official said Wednesday, amid longstanding concerns among scientists that the virus could change into a more dangerous form.

The community-associated strain of the deadly superbug MRSA -- an infection-causing bacteria resistant to most common antibiotics -- poses a far greater health threat than previously known and is making its way into hospitals, according to a study in the December issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases .

Swiss pharmaceuticals maker Novartis AG is opening the doors today at its first U.S. plant to produce flu vaccines using cell cultures instead of egg-based methods.

Let us give thanks - and pass the Purell. Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving.

The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.