//www.koonmotors.com/news/health_medicine/swine_flu/ Swine Flu. Read about the latest developments, scientific research and projections. en-us Fri, 08 Sep 2023 22:45:19 EDT Fri, 08 Sep 2023 22:45:19 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/health_medicine/swine_flu/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143917.htm 一个新的学生y of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic -- pdm09 -- shows that the virus has passed from humans to swine about 370 times since 2009, and subsequent circulation in swine has resulted in the evolution of pdm09 variants that then jumped from swine to humans. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:39:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143917.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122454.htm While the incidence of influenza-associated neuropsychiatric events in children in the United States is unknown, the controversy over the use of a common antiviral medication typically administered to treat flu in children has sparked concern among parents and medical professionals alike. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:24:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122454.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230413154230.htm New research has found that First Nations populations around the world are significantly more likely to be hospitalized and die from influenza compared to non-Indigenous populations. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:42:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230413154230.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230216161157.htm The United States, the largest importer of wildlife in the world, is not prepared for future spread of animal-borne, or zoonotic, diseases due to gaps among governmental agencies designed to combat these threats, concludes a new analysis. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:11:57 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230216161157.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221125132033.htm An experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu strains in initial tests, and thus might serve one day as a general preventative measure against future flu pandemics, according to researchers. Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:20:33 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221125132033.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221115184519.htm The study showed that over the entire year the influenza vaccine reduced pneumonia by 40 per cent and hospitalization by 15 per cent in patients with heart failure. During influenza season in the fall and winter, the influenza vaccine reduced deaths by 20 per cent in these patients. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:45:19 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221115184519.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221115114026.htm Children with a severe form of epilepsy should be vaccinated against the flu due to the high risk of seizures being triggered by an influenza infection, according to a new study. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:40:26 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221115114026.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221102110519.htm Researchers have discovered a high prevalence of COVID-19 co-infections in central Missouri during the 2021-2022 flu season, with a monthly co-infection rate as high as 48 percent among individuals with COVID-19. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:05:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221102110519.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907192600.htm Getting an annual flu shot may be associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to a new study. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 19:26:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907192600.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220825164021.htm 一个新的universal flu vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in mice, according to a new study. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:40:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220825164021.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220816120206.htm Researchers have found a class of well-known antiviral drugs could be part of a one-two punch to treat seasonal influenza and prevent a flu pandemic when used in combination with antibody therapies. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:02:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220816120206.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220721132017.htm Research uses computational modeling to try to understand the body's immune response to avian flu. His latest work finds that the levels of interferon may be responsible for its more severe presentation -- and may also be the key to treating it. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:20:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220721132017.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220708162751.htm 一个新的universal flu vaccine protects against influenza B viruses, offering broad defense against different strains and improved immune protection, according to a new study. 星期五,2022年08年7月16:27:51美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220708162751.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220606105617.htm In order to quickly detect the presence of the influenza A virus, researchers developed a fluorogenic probe that could bind to the promoter region. A fluorogenic probe uses tiny molecules called fluorophores that emit light when a specific target is present. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:56:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220606105617.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220601133038.htm Researchers have found a way to block one strain of the influenza virus from accessing a human protein it needs to replicate in cells. The discovery could lead to highly effective ways to treat the flu and could also apply to other respiratory viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:30:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220601133038.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220511142354.htm Researchers have shown for the first time in mice that heart problems associated with the flu are not caused by raging inflammation in the lungs, as has long been predicted. Instead, the electrical malfunctions and heart scarring seen in some of the sickest flu patients are caused by direct influenza infection of cardiac cells. Wed, 11 May 2022 14:23:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220511142354.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220412161553.htm 一个新的学生y highlights how clinicians can use artificial intelligence and seasonality to screen patients and identify the probability of COVID-19 prior to testing. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:15:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220412161553.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220404105743.htm People with heart failure who received an annual flu shot had lower rates of pneumonia and hospitalization on a year-round basis and a reduction in major cardiovascular events during peak flu season, in a new study. However, the trial did not meet its primary endpoint as patients who received the flu vaccine showed no significant reduction in rates of major cardiovascular events on a year-round basis during the study's three-year follow-up period. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:57:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220404105743.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220329185333.htm Scientists have leveraged on a novel vaccine platform to deliver M2e to immune cells. This allowed them to prove that a single shot immunization containing M2e was able to trigger long-lasting immune responses that could protect effectively against multiple strains of the flu. The team was also able to demonstrate that this vaccination approach significantly enhanced protective immune responses in the context of pre-existing flu immunity. This scenario is particularly relevant in adult and elderly populations, where individuals have been exposed to flu viruses multiple times in the past and have low levels of M2e-specific antibodies in their blood circulation. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:53:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220329185333.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220325220651.htm Adults in hospital who have COVID-19 and the flu at the same time are at much greater risk of severe disease and death compared with patients who have COVID-19 alone or with other viruses, research shows. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:06:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220325220651.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220203122905.htm Researchers have found that children who receive years of season-specific flu vaccines develop antibodies that also provide broader protection against new strains, including those capable of causing pandemics. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:29:05 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220203122905.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/11/211122135430.htm Accurately assessing the exposure of a population to a particular virus is difficult because the tools for doing so do not account for the fact that many viruses comprise multiple circulating strains, or the fact that people can be vaccinated or naturally immune, among other factors. Using influenza as a model, researchers have developed a new technique that overcomes many of these roadblocks, and they say the tool may be useful for better assessments of exposure to a variety of viruses, including the ones that cause COVID-19 and pneumonia. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:54:30 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/11/211122135430.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211014102030.htm A cell-based influenza vaccine has effectively provided protection against the flu in children and adolescents, according to a new study. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:20:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211014102030.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211013094124.htm Poor timing of influenza vaccination campaigns in the semi-arid region of Brazil led to an increase in premature births, lower birth-weight babies and the need to deliver more babies by cesarean section. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:41:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211013094124.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210604083802.htm 一个新的学生y shows that during the last great pandemic -- 2009's H1N1 influenza pandemic -- people developed strong, effective immune responses to stable, conserved parts of the virus. Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:38:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210604083802.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210512163958.htm A study of the 2020 influenza figures from Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil shows that there is a clear relationship between COVID-mitigation measures such as hand-washing, masking and social distancing and the spread of the annual flu, researchers report. They write that these preventive measures all but eliminated the flu in countries where it can kill tens of thousands of people a year, even as cases of COVID-19 soared. Wed, 12 May 2021 16:39:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210512163958.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210511123556.htm Researchers have identified predictors of both severe disease and recovery in hospitalized influenza patients, finding that the immune system works in concert to fight influenza. Tue, 11 May 2021 12:35:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210511123556.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210427110623.htm 一个新的treatment is among the first known to reduce the severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by the flu in animals, according to a new study. Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:06:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210427110623.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210323175845.htm People who received a flu shot last flu season were significantly less likely to test positive for a COVID-19 infection when the pandemic hit, according to a new study. And those who did test positive for COVID-19 had fewer complications if they received their flu shot. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:58:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210323175845.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210319125433.htm 一个新的学生y compares the impact of COVID-19 on patients and hospital resources versus the impact of influenza. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:54:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210319125433.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210318170325.htm 住院病人的很大一部分with influenza develop complications of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Investigators have found that treatment with an immune receptor blocker in combination with an antiviral agent markedly improves survival of mice infected with lethal influenza and reduces lung pathology in swine-influenza-infected piglets. Their research also provides insights into the optimal timing of treatment to prevent acute lung injury. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:03:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210318170325.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210315110151.htm People who talk with their doctors are more likely to get vaccinated during a pandemic, according to a study of evidence collected during the ''swine flu,'' the last pandemic to hit the U.S. before COVID-19. Researchers surveyed patients about the vaccine for the H1N1 virus (swine flu). They found that doctor-patient communication helped build trust in physicians, leading to more positive attitudes toward the vaccine--and it correlated to people actually getting vaccinated. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:01:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210315110151.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210312095827.htm A comprehensive modeling study sheds new light on socioeconomic-based mechanisms that drive disparities in influenza burden across the U.S. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:58:27 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210312095827.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210303090414.htm A vaccine candidate has demonstrated promising signs of protection against more than a dozen swine flu strains -- and more than a leading, commercially available vaccine. Its success in experiments involving swine suggests that its design could also fast-track efforts to develop a vaccine that protects people against many common strains of influenza. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:04:14 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210303090414.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210302094056.htm A novel computer algorithm that could create a broadly reactive influenza vaccine for swine flu also offers a path toward a pan-influenza vaccine and possibly a pan-coronavirus vaccine as well, according to a new paper. Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:40:56 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210302094056.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210218142817.htm A child's first influenza infection shapes their immunity to future airborne flu viruses - including emerging pandemic strains. But not all flu strains spur the same initial immune defense, according to new findings published today. The results are relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the senior author, who says they may explain age-based distributions of SARS-CoV-2 disease severity and susceptibility. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:28:17 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210218142817.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210216133422.htm A subtype of asthma in adults may cause higher susceptibility to influenza and could result in dangerous flu mutations. Animal studies have found that paucigranulocytic asthma (PGA) - a non-allergic form of the condition - allows the flu virus to flourish in greater numbers in sufferers. Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:34:22 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210216133422.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/01/210126140108.htm Research shows that state laws promoting flu vaccinations for hospital workers can substantially reduce the number of influenza-related deaths. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:01:08 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/01/210126140108.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201124092143.htm 一个新的therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective against many other pathogenic virus infections, including HIV and COVID-19, has been developed by scientists. The team's approach uses a targeted therapy approach against the virus infections. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:21:43 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201124092143.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201119141734.htm New insights into the local transmission of seasonal influenza may be valuable for planning interventions to combat the spread of respiratory diseases within cities, according to a new study. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:17:34 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201119141734.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201102142250.htm Scientists developed an A.I. tool using real-world state and regional data from the U.S. and Japan, then tested its forecasts against historical flu data. By incorporating location data, the A.I. system is able to outperform other state-of-the-art forecasting methods, delivering up to an 11% increase in accuracy and predicting influenza outbreaks up to 15 weeks in advance. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:22:50 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/11/201102142250.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201022125510.htm New research from an immunology team may shed light on the challenges of developing a universal flu vaccine that would provide long-lasting and broad protection against influenza viruses. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:55:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201022125510.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201014082754.htm A strain of coronavirus that has devastated the pork industry has the potential to infect humans as well, according to new research. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 08:27:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201014082754.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201013124050.htm Combining genetic and experimental data into models about the influenza virus can help predict more accurately which strains will be most common during the next winter, says a study published recently in eLife. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:40:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201013124050.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201013105750.htm The raging lung inflammation that can contribute to death from the flu can be stopped in its tracks by a drug derived from a naturally occurring human protein, a new animal study suggests. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:57:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201013105750.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201005140819.htm Seasonal influenza vaccine development and mass production, as well as three international influenza vaccine cardiovascular outcomes trials currently underway, may inform future efforts targeted at developing and evaluating vaccine strategies for COVID-19, according to a new review. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:08:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201005140819.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/09/200928090506.htm According to a new U.S. poll, COVID-19 may not influence parents' beliefs about the flu vaccine, with just one third believing it's more important for children to get vaccinated this year, while one in three parents don't plan to vaccinate children against the flu. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:05:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/09/200928090506.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/09/200924141533.htm Researchers have identified two antibodies that protect mice against lethal infections of influenza B virus. Together with an antibody that targets the other major kind of influenza viruses that infect people -- influenza A -- these antibodies potentially could form the basis of a broad-spectrum flu drug that could treat almost all flu cases. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:15:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/09/200924141533.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/09/200924135323.htm 科学家们已经发现了百年一遇的气候由e anomaly during World War I that likely increased mortality during the war and the influenza pandemic in the years that followed. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:53:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/09/200924135323.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/09/200906135310.htm As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally -- the common cold virus. Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body's antiviral defenses, researchers report. Sun, 06 Sep 2020 13:53:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/09/200906135310.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200831112347.htm Repeated exposure to influenza viruses may undermine the effectiveness of the annual flu vaccine. A team of researchers has developed an approach to assess whether a vaccine activates the kind of immune cells needed for long-lasting immunity against new influenza strains. The findings could aid efforts to design an improved flu vaccine. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:23:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200831112347.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200828102152.htm 一个新的学生y looking at more than 80,000 adult patients hospitalized with flu over eight seasons found that sudden, serious heart complications were common, occurring in 12 percent of patients. The study underscores the importance of getting a flu shot early, and the impact of respiratory infections on the heart. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:21:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200828102152.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200828081032.htm Influenza and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with fewer hospital deaths in patients with heart failure. That's the result of a study in nearly 3 million Americans. One out of five individuals will develop heart failure in their lifetime. An estimated 26 million people are affected worldwide. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 08:10:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200828081032.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200806153602.htm 一项新的研究得出结论,dedicat开诊所ed specifically to treating influenza can limit the number of people infected and help to 'flatten the curve,' or reduce the peak prevalence rate. While the work focused on influenza, the findings are relevant for policymakers seeking ways to reduce impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:36:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200806153602.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200716122917.htm A vaccine additive known as an adjuvant can enhance responses to a vaccine containing the exotic avian flu virus H5N1, so that both rookie and veteran elements of the immune response are strengthened, according to a new study. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:29:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200716122917.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200715111433.htm One in four inpatients with influenza in a given season showed signs of having become infected during care. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:14:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200715111433.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200707113304.htm Early infections of influenza A can help predict how the virus will affect people across different ages in the future and could impact the effectiveness of flu vaccines, says a new study. Tue, 07 Jul 2020 11:33:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200707113304.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200626092732.htm In order to better understand the spread of the novel coronavirus, new research examines trends in visits to outpatient clinics for influenza-like illnesses in March 2020 as compared to previous years. Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:27:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200626092732.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200623145350.htm Some common strains of influenza have the potential to mutate to evade broad-acting antibodies that could be elicited by a universal flu vaccine, according to a new study. The findings highlight the challenges involved in designing such a vaccine, and should be useful in guiding its development. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:53:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/06/200623145350.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/05/200529150651.htm As if the COVID-19 pandemic isn't scary enough, the flu season is not far away. How severe will the flu season be as it converges with the COVID-19 outbreak? What can we do to prepare? Fri, 29 May 2020 15:06:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/05/200529150651.htm