Mississippi Business Journal » influenza http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Scientist already working on vaccine for next flu season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/06/scientist-already-working-on-vaccine-for-next-flu-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scientist-already-working-on-vaccine-for-next-flu-season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/06/scientist-already-working-on-vaccine-for-next-flu-season/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:11:00 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=69303 STARKVILLE — In the midst of one of the country’s worst flu seasons in recent history, work is already well underway to develop next season’s influenza vaccines. Seasonal flu causes approximately 24,000 deaths and more than 200,000 hospitalizations in the United States each year. Dr. Henry Wan, an associate professor at the Mississippi State University [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/06/scientist-already-working-on-vaccine-for-next-flu-season/feed/ 2 State one of only three in U.S. to not have ‘widespread’ flu http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/11/state-one-of-only-three-in-u-s-to-not-have-widespread-flu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-one-of-only-three-in-u-s-to-not-have-widespread-flu http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/11/state-one-of-only-three-in-u-s-to-not-have-widespread-flu/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:21:30 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68010 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Health officials say flu is more widespread across the nation, but the number of hard-hit states has declined. Flu season started early this winter, and includes a strain that tends to make people sicker. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu was widespread in 47 states last week, up from [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/11/state-one-of-only-three-in-u-s-to-not-have-widespread-flu/feed/ 0 Flu season comes early; officials fear bad year http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/04/flu-season-comes-early-officials-fear-bad-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flu-season-comes-early-officials-fear-bad-year http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/04/flu-season-comes-early-officials-fear-bad-year/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:31:08 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66135 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Health officials say flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly 10 years — and it could be a bad one. The primary strain circulating is one that tends to cause more severe illness, especially in the elderly. But officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/04/flu-season-comes-early-officials-fear-bad-year/feed/ 0 MSU researcher finds first link between avian flu and Chinese poultry http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/09/msu-researcher-finds-first-link-between-avian-flu-and-chinese-poultry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=msu-researcher-finds-first-link-between-avian-flu-and-chinese-poultry http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/09/msu-researcher-finds-first-link-between-avian-flu-and-chinese-poultry/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:49:07 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=52061 STARKVILLE — A Mississippi State University researcher has uncovered the first molecular evidence linking live poultry markets in China to human H5N1 avian influenza. Henry Wan, an assistant professor in systems biology at MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, collaborated with scientists in the World Health Organization Collaborative Centers for Influenza in China and St. Jude [...]

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