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A(H1N1) Virus
WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of influenza A (H1N1) and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic. For information on the evolving situation click here

Prior infection with classical swine H1N1 influenza viruses is associated with protective immunity to the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus

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Thursday, 11 March 2010 16:26
Background. The 2009 H1N1 pandemic emerged even though seasonal H1N1 viruses have circulated for decades. Epidemio-logical evidence suggested that the current seasonal vaccine did not offer significant protection from the novel pandemic, and that people over the age of 50 might were less susceptible to infection.
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Evolutionary pattern of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 virus in the late phases of the 2009 pandemic

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Friday, 05 March 2010 23:38

Influenza A( H1N1)v has spread rapidly in all parts of the globe in 2009 as a true pandemic, although fortunately a clinically mild one. The relevant evolutionary steps for the new virus to adapt to human populations occurred very early during the pandemic, before the end of April.

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A/H1N1 passes peak in China's flu season: health ministry

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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 18:38
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The A/H1N1 influenza outbreak, which has killed nearly 800 people on the Chinese mainland, has passed its peak in the autumn-winter flu season, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday.

The mainland saw a sharp drop in the proportion of A/H1N1 in all flu cases, down from 36.6 percent in January to 11.1 percent last month, the ministry said in a report posted on its website.
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Severity of Pneumonia Due to New H1N1 Influenza Virus in Ferrets Is Intermediate between That Due to Seasonal H1N1 Virus and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus

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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 18:00
Background.The newly emerged influenza A(H1N1) virus (new H1N1 virus) is causing the first influenza pandemic of this century. Three influenza pandemics of the previous century caused variable mortality, which largely depended on the development of severe pneumonia. However, the ability of the new H1N1 virus to cause pneumonia is poorly understood.
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