• Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of six SARS-CoV-2 strains isolated during COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia, North Africa. (pasteur.fr)
  • Nationally, the NPR poll finds that 63% of Latinos report they have lost household income either through reduced hours or wages, furloughs or job loss since the start of the pandemic. (kmuw.org)
  • By late 2021, 18% of all healthcare workers had quit a job since the start of the pandemic, and 31% of remaining workers had contemplated quitting. (medscape.com)
  • Children and teens in the U.S. are facing increased isolation and anxiety since the start of the pandemic. (bostonglobe.com)
  • Feeding America, the nation's largest network of food banks, reported a 98% increase in demand during the coronavirus pandemic. (cbsnews.com)
  • The Truck Action Plan is part of the Biden administration's Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, meant to address near-term supply chain bottlenecks that were caused or made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. (knau.org)
  • Emergency rooms across the country are under pressure as the coronavirus pandemic continues. (newschannel5.com)
  • Scientists have identified a small family of lab-made proteins that neutralize a broad range of influenza A viruses, including the H5N1 avian virus, the 1918 pandemic influenza virus and seasonal H1N1 flu viruses. (science20.com)
  • Reference: "Reverse-zoonoses of 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza A viruses and evolution in United States swine results in viruses with zoonotic potential" by Alexey Markin, Giovana Ciacci Zanella, Zebulun W. Arendsee, Jianqiang Zhang, Karen M. Krueger, Phillip C. Gauger, Amy L. Vincent Baker and Tavis K. Anderson, 27 July 2023, PLOS Pathogens . (scitechdaily.com)
  • The 2010 Victorian influenza season was characterized by normal seasonal influenza activity and the dominance of the pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 strain. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza tested 403 isolates of which 261 were positive for influenza, 250 of which were influenza A and 11 were influenza B. Ninety-two per cent of the influenza A viruses were pandemic A(H1N1) 2009, and following antigenic analysis all of these were found to be similar to the current vaccine strain. (who.int)
  • Victoria was the first Australian jurisdiction to report widespread transmission - particularly among schoolchildren - when pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 emerged in mid-2009. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT A novel strain of influenza A virus H1N1 surfaced in Mexico in April 2009 and quickly spread across the globe, turning an epidemic into a pandemic. (who.int)
  • RÉSUMÉ Une nouvelle souche du virus de la grippe A H1N1 est apparue au Mexique en avril 2009 et s'est rapidement propagée au monde entier, transformant l'épidémie en pandémie. (who.int)
  • Thus, a strain might be named influenza A, H1N1. (msdmanuals.com)
  • An H1N1 strain was responsible for the so-called swine flu pandemic in 2009-2010. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Due to its high transmission capability, the disease rapidly reached all countries in the globe, mainly through airports networks [ 1 , 2 , 3 ], and, on March 11 th 2020, WHO declared it as a pandemic. (medrxiv.org)
  • The adage "it takes a village to raise a child" was put to the test when the pandemic forced school closures beginning in spring 2020. (world.edu)
  • When the pandemic forced school closures in March 2020 in Alberta , emergency remote teaching meant many parents were involved beyond monitoring children's progress. (world.edu)
  • Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in behavior and activity associated with the pandemic, 2020 data was not directly compared with 2021 in this report. (cdc.gov)
  • Before the pandemic, SIA had planned to operate a fleet of 19 A380s during the 2020s, but said in 2020 that seven examples would be permanently retired. (flightglobal.com)
  • WATE) - Tennessee's 2020 TCAP scores show a statewide learning loss due to the pandemic. (wate.com)
  • NSSP found that emergency department (ED) visits declined 42% during the early COVID-19 pandemic, from a mean of 2.1 million per week (March 31-April 27, 2019) to 1.2 million (March 29-April 25, 2020), with the steepest decreases in persons aged ≤14 years, females, and the Northeast. (cdc.gov)
  • Epidemic strains of influenza cause infections almost every year throughout the world because of continuous minor genetic changes in the virus. (cdc.gov)
  • A pandemic is a major worldwide epidemic. (msdmanuals.com)
  • One was previously seen in the virus behind the 2009 global swine flu pandemic. (cf.org)
  • Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. (who.int)
  • Influenza type A strains are named based on the specific versions of two proteins present on the surface of the virus. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Conference participants then reviewed international pandemic plans and the U.S. pandemic plan being prepared by the Federal Interagency Group on Pandemic Preparedness. (cdc.gov)
  • Committee for Africa expressed concern about the general lack of preparedness for an influenza pandemic and the need for Member States to draw up and implement national preparedness plans. (who.int)
  • 3. Preparedness and response in regard to avian influenza and threats of influenza pandemic require concerted action under government leadership with increased urgency and participation of all stakeholders and partners. (who.int)
  • These factors include weak health systems and services, the human resources for health crisis, insufficiently developed early warning systems and lack of preparedness to respond to a pandemic. (who.int)
  • The Fifty-sixth World Health Assembly by Resolution WHA56.19 urged Member States to draw up and implement national preparedness plans and requested the Director-General to continue to provide leadership in pandemic preparedness. (who.int)
  • This document updates Member States on the current situation and recommends interventions to further enhance pandemic influenza preparedness and response. (who.int)
  • Their monoclonal antibodies neutralized all testable viruses containing the 10 Group 1 HAs-which include the seasonal H1 viruses, the H1 virus that caused the 1918 pandemic and the highly pathogenic avian H5 subtypes-but none of the viruses containing the six Group 2 HAs. (science20.com)
  • Hundred years after the flu pandemic of 1918, the world faces an outbreak of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome, caused by a novel coronavirus. (medrxiv.org)
  • Three influenza pandemics were recorded in 1918, 1957 and 1968, with the first one resulting in 40-50 million deaths globally. (who.int)
  • Across the country, hundreds of service members from the active and reserve components have been supporting civilian hospitals in recent weeks as the latest surge in COVID-19 infections has strained the nation's health system. (health.mil)
  • Maine Governor Janet Mills also said Wednesday that her state will deploy National Guard troops to help alleviate the strain of a record surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations. (bostonglobe.com)
  • Current coronavirus vaccines generally work well against most of these strains, though one exception is a study showing that AstraZeneca's vaccine is only 10 percent effective against the viral variant first seen in South Africa. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • Unlike current vaccines, this vaccine isn't an exact match to any strain in existence, though it bears closest resemblance to the variant first seen in South Africa. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • Scientists then immunized mice with the pan-coronavirus vaccine or vaccines targeting strains first seen in the U.K. (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1) or Wuhan. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • Ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines is more critical than ever to address the evolving pandemic. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective.In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines were made available to different countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Using standard methods of production, initial doses of a new influenza vaccine to fight pandemic influenza would be expected to take four to six months to produce. (science20.com)
  • Asian countries are confronting rising cases of more contagious and virulent COVID-19 strains. (rsis.edu.sg)
  • As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and as more transmissible variants have been identified , many patients are asking questions about increased personal protection strategies. (medscape.com)
  • This is an elegant research finding that holds considerable promise for further development into a medical tool to treat and prevent seasonal as well as pandemic influenza," notes NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "In the event of an influenza pandemic, human monoclonal antibodies could be an important adjunct to antiviral drugs to contain the outbreak until a vaccine becomes available. (science20.com)
  • Ultimately, a vaccine will be needed to bring the pandemic to an end. (voanews.com)
  • Local biotech Inovio Pharmaceuticals is taking a different tack - a single vaccine that could work across strains, maybe even against strains that are virtually unknown or don't exist yet. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • The vaccine, which uses DNA to teach the immune system to target the coronavirus, sparked immune responses to viral variants first identified in Brazil, the U.K. and South Africa, as well as the original Wuhan strain. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • But in several cases, antibody responses sparked by a variant-specific vaccine didn't work as well against other strains. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • By comparison, the pan-coronavirus vaccine sparked strong antibody responses across strains - sometimes stronger than a vaccine targeted against the exact strain. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • CELTURA is a vaccine used to prevent influenza (flu) in an officially declared pandemic. (who.int)
  • They scanned tens of billions of monoclonal antibodies produced in bacterial viruses, or bacteriophages, and found 10 antibodies active against the four major strains of H5N1 avian influenza viruses. (science20.com)
  • 2. With the confirmation of avian influenza in some countries of the African Region early this year, the risk of human infection due to the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 will persist, as will the threats of occurrence of an influenza pandemic. (who.int)
  • As of Thursday there were almost 100 cases detected in South Africa, where it's become the dominant strain among new infections. (thelibertybeacon.com)
  • More recently, H3N2 strains have been causing most infections in the United States. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Questions for Matthew Garnett, Health Statistician and Lead Author of " Repetitive Strain Injuries in Adults in the Past 3 Months: United States, 2021 . (cdc.gov)
  • Repetitive strain injuries, with nearly one in ten adults reporting experiencing a repetitive strain injury in the past three months in 2021, have consequences that can impact their day-to-day lives and require medical attention. (cdc.gov)
  • Although patient volume dropped substantially during the initial phase of the pandemic, it rebounded by the end of 2021. (medscape.com)
  • Cases of the strain H5N1 have already been reported in otters, mink and foxes, sparking fears the virus is one step closer to sweeping into humans. (cf.org)
  • In 1510, an acute respiratory disease emerged in Asia before spreading through North Africa and Europe during the first chronicled, inter-regional flu pandemic generally recognized by medical historians and epidemiologists. (wikipedia.org)
  • This could see a deadly strain of bird flu merge with a transmissible seasonal flu. (cf.org)
  • Different strains cause the regular seasonal outbreaks of flu. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Is an H2 influenza virus the next human pandemic subtype or are H7 viruses equally possible? (cdc.gov)
  • Encouraged by these findings, they collaborated with Ruben O. Donis, Ph.D., of the CDC Influenza Division, and found that three of these monoclonal antibodies had broader neutralization capabilities when tested in cell cultures and in mice against representative strains of other known influenza A viruses. (science20.com)
  • On rare occasions, these bird viruses can cross over and infect other species, including cats, pigs and humans and can be a potential cause of pandemics. (who.int)
  • There are many different strains within types A and B influenza viruses but all cause similar illness. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Earning a living as a veterinarian is directly tied to the financial success of a business, and the disruption from the pandemic has had a big impact on small businesses, including veterinary practices. (midlandtoday.ca)
  • The workshops also focused on factors contributing to the emergence of pandemic strains and various aspects of surveillance, such as the adequacy of current global surveillance structure for early identification of a pandemic strain, the use of virologic and epidemiologic surveillance once a strain is identified, and the rapid exchange of information globally. (cdc.gov)
  • An influenza pandemic occurs when there is emergence of a new subtype that has not previously circulated in humans. (who.int)
  • The strain of influenza virus causing outbreaks is always changing slightly, so that each year the influenza virus is a little different from the previous year's. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Because large quantities of monoclonal antibodies can be made relatively quickly, after more testing, these influenza-specific monoclonal antibodies potentially could be used in combination with antiviral drugs to prevent or treat the flu during an influenza outbreak or pandemic. (science20.com)
  • Will the Largest Bird Flu Outbreak in History Lead to a Human Pandemic? (scitechdaily.com)
  • CoV-2 highly positive samples detected during the early phase of the outbreak.Full genomes sequences of six Tunisian SARS-CoV-2 strains were obtained from imported and locally transmission cases during the COVID-19 outbreak. (pasteur.fr)
  • Influenza-like illnesses had been documented in Europe since at least Charlemagne, with 1357's outbreak the first to be called influenza, but the 1510 flu pandemic is the first to be pathologically described following communication advances brought about by the printing press. (wikipedia.org)
  • Among other things, the poll, which surveyed people from July 1 to Aug. 3, found that a whopping 71% of Latino households in Los Angeles have experienced serious financial problems during the pandemic, compared with 52% of Black households there and 37% of whites. (kmuw.org)
  • And 46% of Latino households reported they have used up all or most of their savings during the pandemic. (kmuw.org)
  • Nationally, according to the NPR poll, one in four Latino households report serious problems affording medical care during the pandemic. (kmuw.org)
  • However, periodically a major change occurs, such as reassortment between mammalian and avian strains of the virus. (cdc.gov)
  • Pandemic flu is a type of influenza that occurs every few decades and which spreads rapidly to affect most countries and regions around the world. (who.int)
  • The survey outlined how individuals are feeling as the global pandemic is having a major effect on economies, small businesses, and therefore individuals. (betakit.com)
  • As theaters, fan cons, and, yes, the places where we work all batten down the hatches to try to minimize the spread of coronavirus, Hollywood's rich litany of apocalyptic movies about global pandemics are, well, going viral. (syfy.com)
  • There have also been closures following the global drop in antibiotic use during the pandemic. (medscape.com)
  • Dr. Marla Shapiro says Canada is unprepared for another pandemic, and that it's crucial going forward to be tracking global virus strains. (sakafete.com)
  • Despite the odds, we've proved that a multilateral, global solution to a pandemic is possible. (bvsalud.org)
  • The World Health Organization has warned the world must prepare for a potential human bird flu pandemic - after the strain jumped from birds to mammals. (cf.org)
  • For decades, scientists have warned that bird flu is the most likely contender for triggering the next pandemic. (cf.org)
  • Analysis of samples taken, which were published last month in the infectious disease journal Eurosurveillance, show the virus had gained nearly a dozen mutations - most of which had never or rarely been seen before in bird flu strains. (cf.org)
  • The decision was made, they said, due to the risk of drug shortages potentially caused by panicking civilians stockpiling essential medication due to the pandemic. (ctvnews.ca)
  • Despite some optimistic signs, healthcare staffing shortages remain problematic as the nation heads into year three of the pandemic, says a new Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) report (registration required). (medscape.com)
  • Workforce shortages existed before the pandemic , but several factors spurred the more recent exodus as healthcare workers began to "rethink their work-life balance and career plans," according to the report. (medscape.com)
  • What are the specific approaches for pandemic control? (cdc.gov)
  • Different from the H 1 N 1 pandemic, which had a deadly wave and cessed, the new disease is maintained by successive waves, mainly produced by new virus variants, and the small number of vaccinated people. (medrxiv.org)
  • We discuss the effects of virus variants, and the role of vaccination rate in the pandemic dynamics. (medrxiv.org)
  • Ils ont été soumis au test de détection des virus de la grippe A et B via la méthode d'analyse RT-PCR simplex en temps réel. (who.int)
  • If some parts of the world eliminate the virus while it spreads widely in other areas, we all run the risk of stronger strains evolving. (bvsalud.org)
  • Many doctors are suffering burnout five months into the pandemic. (npr.org)
  • Frey is not alone among medical staff when it comes to pandemic burnout. (npr.org)
  • Even before the COVID-19 pandemic slammed intensive care units and battered physician practice finances, doctors and other health professionals faced high rates of burnout. (ama-assn.org)
  • Innovation uptake has played a significant role in strengthening response to the covid-19 pandemic globally. (who.int)
  • According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 22 per cent of Alberta Businesses are considering bankruptcy or closing for good because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (ctvnews.ca)
  • The owner of one successful mixed-animal veterinary practice in Alberta was willing to share with me his practice's pandemic experiences and the impact of economic policies during this critical time. (midlandtoday.ca)
  • Before the pandemic hit, 42% of more than 15,000 physicians responding to an online survey by the medical news website Medscape reported being burned out. (npr.org)
  • Beyond losing a loved one - more than 140,000 children in the U.S. have experienced the death of a primary or secondary caregiver due to COVID-19 - many other pandemic-related issues have driven mental health concerns among children. (bostonglobe.com)
  • The conference, "Pandemic Influenza: Confronting a Reemergent Threat," was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the University of Michigan, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, and the World Health Organization. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2009 and 2010, a pandemic caused by pdm09 resulted in thousands of human deaths around the world. (scitechdaily.com)
  • With the world swallowed by a pandemic, how do patients struggling with other life-threatening conditions or illnesses get the care they need? (ctvnews.ca)
  • Keeping in mind that the eyes are made to take in a three-dimensional world, you can develop ways to reduce digital eye strain by returning to that as often as possible. (roholtvision.com)
  • In his first address to the staff in January, Blinken noted that the pandemic had claimed the lives of five American State Department employees and 42 locally employed staffers around the world. (seattletimes.com)
  • 2 The pandemic strain continued to be dominant around the world into the 2009/2010 northern hemisphere influenza season and there was considerable interest in the epidemiology of a likely second southern hemisphere pandemic wave during the 2010 influenza season. (who.int)
  • The goal of this database is to share information on the technological innovations used in fighting the pandemic that have already made a difference in other parts of the World for adaptation and scaling in the African region. (who.int)
  • When veterinary services received essential status at the onset of the pandemic, the industry pledged to limit non-essential procedures so that ventilators, surgical masks and other critical supplies could be conserved for use in human hospitals. (midlandtoday.ca)
  • In this study, a total of 150 strains of S. pneumoniae were collected from 5 local hospitals in the past two years, and the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of levofloxacin, moxifloxacin and penicillin were determined by agar double dilution method to select the drug-resistant strains. (bvsalud.org)
  • Johnston said that since clients can't eat in the hall during the pandemic, meal packaging has heightened expenses and the workload on its 200 volunteer staff. (goldstreamgazette.com)
  • During the pandemic, home care nurses and managers experienced both an increased workload and psychosocial strain. (lu.se)
  • An international meeting on pertinent issues related to recognizing, identifying, and controlling newly emerging strains of pandemic influenza was held in Bethesda, Maryland, December 11-13, 1995. (cdc.gov)
  • As Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., noted at the hearing, the agency will fail to meet its goal of addressing all legacy cases that don't fall under the AMA as "a direct result of impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. (federaltimes.com)
  • The fact sheet said the pandemic had exacerbated underlying problems in the industry, including an aging workforce, high turnover rates and unpaid, wasted time for drivers. (knau.org)
  • In addition to increased anxiety and depression triggered by uncertainty and months of social isolation, many people, including children, have also developed symptoms of digital eye strain. (roholtvision.com)
  • The uncertainty posed by the pandemic has placed a great deal of stress on his cattle-ranching clientele. (midlandtoday.ca)
  • The pdm09 strain of influenza A has jumped from humans to swine approximately 370 times since 2009, leading to the evolution of variants that have then crossed back to humans. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The proportion of infectious disease-related visits was four times higher during the early pandemic period. (cdc.gov)
  • seasons before the COVID pandemic, the proportion of specimens testing positive for flu peaked between 26 and 30 percent. (cdc.gov)
  • To minimize SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk and address public concerns about visiting the ED during the pandemic, CDC recommends continued use of virtual visits and triage help lines and adherence to CDC infection control guidance. (cdc.gov)
  • The Board of Veterans' Appeals also is failing to reach targets to cut a backlog of legacy appeals cases because of pandemic complications, the House Veterans Affairs Committee learned. (federaltimes.com)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic also threw a wrench into the board's efforts to reduce its backlog of benefit appeals cases and transition more completely to a new, faster process under the Appeals Modernization Act. (federaltimes.com)
  • Similar constraints also influenza strains which cause inflamma- new cases in January 2010. (who.int)
  • During this implicated the pretesting of the infor- tion in the upper airway, the initial cases time some areas requiring improve- mation, education and communication of pandemic influenza 2009 attacked ment were also identified to address materials, a step that improves the ac- the lower airways, especially the alveoli, similar threats in the future ( 13 ). (who.int)
  • The symptoms (signs) of pandemic flu are similar to those of an "ordinary" flu but are usually more severe. (who.int)
  • When asked if Cartago would be open had the pandemic not occurred, Ingraham said she believes it would be. (ctvnews.ca)
  • Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury believes the airframer's pandemic-related predicament over the last 18 months would have been far worse had it not independently opted to terminate the A380 programme. (flightglobal.com)
  • EDMONTON -- A local business will be permanently shutting its doors to the public because of financial pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (ctvnews.ca)
  • One vital theme emerged from the conversation: any financial strain has been eclipsed by the emotional toll of the pandemic and the need to plan for the unknown. (midlandtoday.ca)
  • By contrast, large animal clientele have taken a financial hit from the pandemic, and this has had an impact on large animal veterinary services. (midlandtoday.ca)
  • This decline in financial security likely reflects persistent inflation and the expiration of pandemic relief efforts-such as the expanded Child Tax Credit-since these borrowers were last surveyed. (pewtrusts.org)
  • The following immunologic and molecular questions were addressed as well: What basic research advances would allow us to respond more rapidly after the next human pandemic strain is detected? (cdc.gov)
  • Food Banks Canada reported the combination of 2021's rising housing and food costs, pandemic job cuts and the retraction of federal government support created a perfect storm. (goldstreamgazette.com)