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Influenza A virus subtype H1N1

The next pandemic – Are we ready?

Health & Medicine

The World’s Environment Editor Peter Thomson on Wednesday moderated a discussion at the Harvard School of Public Health on whether the world is ready for the next pandemic.

Powerful computer models help researchers react to pandemic spread

Health & Medicine

Book warns that deadly pandemic may not be far off

Health & Medicine

H1N1: what you need to know

Health & Medicine

H1N1 and public health

Health & Medicine

Swine flu Q&A

Health & Medicine

Answers to questions about the swine flu — from the government’s response and whether the virus can be contained, to ways to take early precautions.

H1N1 endangers Indians in the Amazon

Health & Medicine

The Venezuelan government has sealed off part of the country to stop H1N1 from devastating the Yanomami Indians.

Cause for Concern Beyond China? Laurie Garrett on the H7N9 Flu

Global Politics

Anchor Marco Werman talks with global health analyst Laurie Garrett about concerns that the new flu emerging in China could become a global problem.

Boston Declares Public Health Emergency

The flu outbreak is so severe in Boston that Mayor Thomas Menino declared a health emergency this week. Boston has reported 700 cases of flu, up from just 70 last year, and Massachusetts has already 18 flu-related deaths this season.   Dr. Brien Barnewolt, chair of Emergency Medicine at Tufts Medical Center, describes the scene on […]

Animal Infections That Spill Over Into Humans

Health & Medicine

Swine flu, along with AIDS and SARS make up a group of diseases called zoonotic diseases. And such diseases may be on the rise, according to a new book called “Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic.”