National Flu Alert and School Closings in Japan

Recombinomics Commentary January 30, 2009
The rapidly increasing number of patients, and Japan is still calling for wearing masks. the number of flu patients has doubled in the last week
Diseases Control Division, said County, this winter, took measures to close down schools and school classes let out by a group of influenza infection (primary and [...]

Another H5N1 Confirmed Case in Guizhou China

Recombinomics Commentary 08:47
January 25, 2009
Zhou patients, male, 29 years old, now living yunyan District of Guiyang City. Patients January 15, 2009 the disease, the same day that is going to Provincial People’s Hospital for treatment, it is in a critical condition,
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The above translation from the Minstry of Health website describes the second confirmed H5N1 [...]

Tamiflu Resistant H1N1 Sub-clade

Dominant Tamiflu Resistant H1N1 Sub-clade in Europe
Recombinomics Commentary October 29, 2008Recently released NA sequences from H1N1 isolates in Europe in the 2007/2008 season provide more genetic information on the spread of H274Y, which confers Tamiflu (oseltamivir) resistance.  (Snip)
More recently, isolates in South Africa and Kenya, had a series of changes in this subclade located [...]