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Geographic patterns of spread of influenza pandemic

Citizen science experiment predicts massive toll of flu pandemic on the UK

22 Mar 2018

How fast could a new flu epidemic spread? ̽»¨Ö±²¥results of the UK’s largest citizen science project of its kind ever attempted, carried out by...

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influenza

Virus evolution and human behaviour shape global patterns of flu movement

08 Jun 2015

̽»¨Ö±²¥global movement patterns of all four seasonal influenza viruses are illustrated in research published today in the journal Nature , providing a...

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Flu vaccine

Staying ahead of the game: Pre-empting flu evolution may make for better vaccines

20 Nov 2014

An international team of researchers has shown that it may be possible to improve the effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine by ‘pre-empting’ the...

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Tamiflu antiviral drugs

Scientists ‘must not become complacent’ when assessing pandemic threat from flu viruses

15 Oct 2014

As our ability to assess the pandemic risk from strains of influenza virus increases with the latest scientific developments, we must not allow...

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Researchers to explore the role of wild birds in the spread of avian flu viruses

06 Jun 2013

Scientists focusing on the ecology and evolution of avian flu.

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