NPR: swine flu https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125948064 swine flu en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:33:44 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: swine flu https://www.npr.org/tags/125948064/swine-flu To Keep African Swine Fever Out, Denmark Is Planning A Southern Boar(der) Fence The 40-mile fence is being built to protect Denmark's $5 billion pig industry from possible infection by wild boars. But critics doubt the fence will work, and warn it may adversely affect wildlife. Sun, 27 Jan 2019 08:02:48 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/01/27/688152778/to-keep-african-swine-fever-out-denmark-is-planning-a-southern-boar-der-fence https://www.npr.org/2019/01/27/688152778/to-keep-african-swine-fever-out-denmark-is-planning-a-southern-boar-der-fence

The 40-mile fence is being built to protect Denmark's $5 billion pig industry from possible infection by wild boars. But critics doubt the fence will work, and warn it may adversely affect wildlife.

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]]> Sidsel Overgaard Flu Drugs Saved Lives During 2009 Pandemic A look back confirms that adults treated with Tamiflu, Relenza or a related drug were half as likely to die in the hospital as those who caught the pandemic flu strain and weren't treated. Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:32:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/18/291134472/anti-flu-drugs-saved-lives-during-2009-pandemic https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/18/291134472/anti-flu-drugs-saved-lives-during-2009-pandemic A look back confirms that adults treated with Tamiflu, Relenza or a related drug were half as likely to die in the hospital as those who caught the pandemic flu strain and weren't treated.

]]> Richard Harris Even If You Don't Have Symptoms, You May Still Have The Flu Roughly 1 in 5 unvaccinated people had the flu between 2006 and 2011, but only a quarter of them had symptoms, a study found. That could affect how the virus spreads. Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:35:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/17/290878964/even-if-you-dont-have-symptoms-you-may-still-have-the-flu https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/17/290878964/even-if-you-dont-have-symptoms-you-may-still-have-the-flu

Roughly 1 in 5 unvaccinated people had the flu between 2006 and 2011, but only a quarter of them had symptoms, a study found. That could affect how the virus spreads.

]]> Linda Poon 2009 Flu Pandemic Was 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously Thought A fresh analysis finds that the death toll from the H1N1 swine flu in 2009-10 was severely underestimated. The Americas were hit much harder than Europe or Australia. And the deaths occurred in a much younger population than normally affected by the flu. Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:50:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/11/26/247379604/2009-flu-pandemic-was-10-times-more-deadly-than-previously-thought https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/11/26/247379604/2009-flu-pandemic-was-10-times-more-deadly-than-previously-thought

A fresh analysis finds that the death toll from the H1N1 swine flu in 2009-10 was severely underestimated. The Americas were hit much harder than Europe or Australia. And the deaths occurred in a much younger population than normally affected by the flu.

]]> Richard Knox Two Mutations Can Transform A Swine Flu Virus An influenza virus that only infects pigs could very quickly lead to a dangerous flu pandemic in humans, a recent study reports. Results of an experiment in ferrets, a model for flu in humans, suggest that a swine flu virus can mutate into a contagious and fatal disease within 10 days. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:22:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/09/10/160903049/two-mutations-can-transform-a-swine-flu-virus https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/09/10/160903049/two-mutations-can-transform-a-swine-flu-virus An influenza virus that only infects pigs could very quickly lead to a dangerous flu pandemic in humans, a recent study reports. Results of an experiment in ferrets, a model for flu in humans, suggest that a swine flu virus can mutate into a contagious and fatal disease within 10 days.

]]> Richard Knox When Flu Hits, Kids With Neurological Problems Are Vulnerable A high proportion of deaths in children during the swine flu pandemic occurred in kids who had neurologic diseases, such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy, or developmental disorders. Those conditions can affect breathing, swallowing and coughing. Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:57:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/08/29/160238021/when-flu-hits-kids-with-neurological-problems-are-vulnerable https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/08/29/160238021/when-flu-hits-kids-with-neurological-problems-are-vulnerable A high proportion of deaths in children during the swine flu pandemic occurred in kids who had neurologic diseases, such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy, or developmental disorders. Those conditions can affect breathing, swallowing and coughing.

]]> Richard Knox More Cases Of New Swine Flu Virus Appear In Three States The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new warnings about a flu virus that infected 16 people in three states in the last few weeks. Almost all the infections occurred in kids who had close contact with pigs at agricultural fairs. Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:51:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/08/03/158084115/more-cases-of-new-swine-flu-virus-appear-in-three-states https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/08/03/158084115/more-cases-of-new-swine-flu-virus-appear-in-three-states The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new warnings about a flu virus that infected 16 people in three states in the last few weeks. Almost all the infections occurred in kids who had close contact with pigs at agricultural fairs.

]]> Rob Stein Swine Flu May Have Killed Far More People Than Thought The global death toll from the swine flu pandemic may have been 15 times larger than previous estimates. Researchers tried to fill in gaps in places around the world where statistics on the illness were harder to come by. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:54:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/06/26/155773315/swine-flu-may-have-killed-far-more-people-than-thought https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/06/26/155773315/swine-flu-may-have-killed-far-more-people-than-thought

The global death toll from the swine flu pandemic may have been 15 times larger than previous estimates. Researchers tried to fill in gaps in places around the world where statistics on the illness were harder to come by.

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]]> Scott Hensley When Flu Pandemics Hit, Closing Schools Can Slow Spread When schools in Alberta, Canada, closed for summer in 2009, it put the breaks on the swine flu outbreak in the province, says research from McMaster University. But authorities have to weigh the costs and benefits of preemptive closure, and there isn't always a clear answer. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:22:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/02/07/146513894/when-flu-pandemics-hit-closing-schools-can-slow-spread https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/02/07/146513894/when-flu-pandemics-hit-closing-schools-can-slow-spread When schools in Alberta, Canada, closed for summer in 2009, it put the breaks on the swine flu outbreak in the province, says research from McMaster University. But authorities have to weigh the costs and benefits of preemptive closure, and there isn't always a clear answer.

]]> Ted Burnham Advocates Say Flu Vaccine Should Be Mandatory For Health Workers A voluntary approach to flu vaccination of health care workers has fallen short. To protect patients, vaccination should be mandatory, consumer and business groups said in Washington. They back a requirement for annual vaccination of all health workers with only limited exemptions. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:51:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/02/03/146338374/advocates-say-flu-vaccine-should-be-mandatory-for-health-workers https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/02/03/146338374/advocates-say-flu-vaccine-should-be-mandatory-for-health-workers A voluntary approach to flu vaccination of health care workers has fallen short. To protect patients, vaccination should be mandatory, consumer and business groups said in Washington. They back a requirement for annual vaccination of all health workers with only limited exemptions.

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