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Thursday 9 January 2014

HPA - National Influenza Report

http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/InfectiousDiseases/InfectionsAZ/SeasonalInfluenza/EpidemiologicalData/03influsweeklyreportpdfonly/

Flu levels are low in the UK at the moment, but anecdotal reports suggest it may be on the increase.

Posted by Rob RLW

BBC News: First H5N1 death in North America

First H5N1 death in North America

Canadian health officials confirm the first known fatal case of the H5N1 avian flu strain in North America - a patient in Alberta.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25662730

Posted by Rob LW