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Mar 9, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – European countries won’t likely experience another wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza cases this spring and summer, though the virus will probably continue to circulate and be the region’s dominant strain for the next flu season, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today.

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ECDC sees another pandemic wave as unlikely (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)

Swine influenza viruses are most commonly of the H1N1 subtype, but other subtypes are also circulating in pigs (e.g., H1N2, H3N1, H3N2 ). Pigs can also be infected with avian influenza viruses and human seasonal influenza viruses as …

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Additionally, they have also changed the other influenza A strain, replacing the Brisbane H3N2 component with a Perth H3N2 strain. The influenza B component (changed last year) remains the same.The recommendation for next season’s …

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It is also most likely that pandemic influenza A(H1N1) will become the dominant virus in the coming winter season along with influenza B viruses, though the presence of influenza A( H3N2 ) viruses as well cannot presently be excluded. …

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The strains circulating last season and still occasionally found this season — H3N2 , other forms of H1N1 and influenza B — have all been outcompeted by the upstart H1N1. In fact, even if there isn’t a third wave, the new H1N1 may well …

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Why is H1N1 Crowding Out Seasonal Flu? | FluPortal.org

An A/Perth/16/2009 ( H3N2 )-like virus and a B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus will also be added in the upcoming influenza vaccine. After Federal Panel’s suggestion to administer next season’s flu vaccine to almost all Americans, …

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To Avoid Another Pandemic, H1N1 Protection Included in Upcoming …

Authors: Dapat C, Suzuki Y, Saito R, Kyaw Y, Myint YY, Lin N, Oo HN, Oo KY, Win N, Naito M, Hasegawa G, Dapat IC, Zaraket H, Baranovich T, Nishikawa M, Saito T,

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Rare Influenza A (H3N2) Variants with Reduced Sensitivity to …

Media comparisons to the pandemic of 1957 (H2N2, severe) and 1968 ( H3N2 , moderate) are overwrought. Typically new emergent flu viruses “replace” seasonal ones in their first years and become milder over the first four years. …

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Among the 85 influenza viruses isolated last week, the majority were influenza B virus (63.5%) while human swine influenza (HSI) virus accounted for 22.4% and influenza A ( H3N2 ) virus about 1% of all isolates. …

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A CDC advisory panel recommends nearly everyone in the U.S. receive the new enhanced vaccine.

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H1N1 protection added to next season’s flu shots (American Medical Association)