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Study Finds Respiratory Symptoms More Reliable Indicator Of H1N1, Not Fever A...
New research shows that individuals with mild H1N1 infection may go undetected using standard diagnostic criteria, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, (APIC)...

FDA Clears Prodesse's ProFAST?+ Assay To Identify Three Strains Of Influenza ...
Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing Prodesse's ProFAST?+ assay, making it the only FDA-cleared molecular diagnostic test to simultaneously detect and differentiate three common influenza A virus subtypes seasonal A/H1, seasonal A/H3, and 2009 H1N1...

Sec. Of State Clinton Participates In ASEAN Forum; ASEAN Health Ministers Meet
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Vietnam on Thursday to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional forum and to mark the 15th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Vietnam, VOV News reports. According to the news service, this is Clinton's first visit to the country since she became secretary of state...

Public 'reassured' By Swine Flu Media Coverage
Advertising and media coverage about swine flu reduced public concern and improved the uptake of useful, protective behaviours such as hand-washing, according to new research led by Professor Susan Michie at UCL. The research, funded by the Department of Health's National Institute for Health Research, is published today in the journal Health Technology Assessment...

Research Finds Half Of Swine Flu Deaths Were In Previously Healthy People
Over half of UK swine flu hospital admissions and inpatient deaths occurred in people with no underlying health problems or obvious risk factors, research at the University of Liverpool has found. The data back up the Government's policy of prioritising pregnant women, the under-fives, and those with long-term respiratory problems for vaccination against swine flu...

Also In Global Health News: Afghan Aid Priorities; Temperature-Sensitive Vacc...
Afghan Government Tells Foreign Donors How Aid Should Be Spent "The Afghan government wants foreign donors to focus 80 percent of the billions of dollars flowing into the country on priority projects it believes are key to pulling the country out of poverty and turmoil, Afghan officials said," the Associated Press reports...

Public Health Recommendations During H1N1 Pandemic Adopted By Less Than 5 Per...
Approximately 1 out of every 4 people observed in a public setting failed to cover their mouth when they coughed or sneezed according to research presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Even more concerning, less than 5 percent of people covered their mouth using methods recommended by public health officials...

2010 Aspen Ideas Festival Global Health Program Track
A panel at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday addressed how the world can better prepare for the next global pandemic...

WHO Report Examines Donors Response To Developing Countries During H1N1 Pandemic
CIDRAP News examines a recently-released WHO report on how donor countries and organizations have responded to the needs of developing countries during the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic. In September, the WHO estimated the "64 'least-resourced countries' needed a total of $1...

WHO H1N1 Response Probe's Second Meeting Highlights Divergent Views
The independent team of health experts responsible for reviewing the WHO's response to H1N1 (swine flu) wrapped up a second round of public hearings on Friday, "during which members heard testimony from widely divergent groups, from health officials to some of its most public critics," CIDRAP News reports...

ADPH Announces Plans For Returning Expired H1N1 Vaccine
The Alabama Department of Public Health is assisting in the federal H1N1 Vaccine Recovery Program. Information on the program has been sent to all medical providers who ordered H1N1 vaccine through the department in 2009 and 2010. There are two phases of returning vaccine planned. Phase one involves vaccine which has now expired...

40 Million Swine Flu Vaccines Written Off As Trash, USA
Approximately 40 million doses of swine flu vaccine, worth around US$260 million are to be burned. Jerry Weir, Vaccines Research and Review, FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA) commented that by historical standards "It's a lot". One quarter of USA's stocks of swine flu vaccine expired yesterday and will be burned, authorities inform...

Also In Global Health News: Liberian Debt Relief; Elections In Haiti; Mexico ...
IMF, World Bank Endorse $4.6B Debt Relief For Liberia "The International Monetary Fund [IMF] and the World Bank said on Tuesday they supported a $4.6 billion debt relief program for Liberia," Reuters reports...

Also In Global Health News: Bahamas HIV Money; Zambian Health Ministry Corrup...
Bahamas To Receive $2M Over 3 Years For HIV Programs The Bahamas will receive more than $2 million over three years from PEPFAR for HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, strategic information and counseling, the Nassau Guardian reports (Bonimy, 6/27). Health officials signed the agreement Thursday...

EVM Statement On Council Of Europe Resolution On "The Handling Of The H1N1 Pa...
The European Vaccine Manufacturers (EVM) notes the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) resolution. While EVM welcomes any lessons learned on what worked and what can be improved for all aspects of pandemic response, the PACE Resolution seem to be based on the assumption that the pandemic was falsely declared and may have involved undue influence by industry...