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A viral infection characterized by headaches, muscle aches, fever, weakness, and cough; commonly called the "flu"

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Northeast Public Health District: Come get your flu vaccines

Published October 10, 2008, 3:03 pm, KLTV 7 Tyler

The Northeast Texas Public Health District will offer flu vaccinations beginning on Monday, October 13th. 

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APIC seeks mandate for flu shots in health workers

Published October 10, 2008, 2:40 pm, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

Oct 10, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – In the face of chronic low influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers, the leading US society of infection control professionals says it's time to require medically eligible workers to either get the immunization or sign a form saying they understand the risks to patients if they skip it.

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Healthy Habits for a Happy Family

Published October 10, 2008, 1:44 pm, Cabot Star-Herald

(ARA) - If you're the parent of a toddler, whether he is in preschool, daycare, or at home, it is important to incorporate healthy habits at an early age.

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Businesses urged to avoid pandemic planning pitfalls

Published October 10, 2008, 1:25 pm, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

Oct 9, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The current financial crisis may be pulling time and resources away from business pandemic planning, but two experts on the topic today told corporate leaders they can improve their firms' survivability during a global health emergency by avoiding specific mistakes.

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Germany reports new H5N1 outbreak

Published October 10, 2008, 1:25 pm, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

Oct 10, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Animal health officials in Germany today reported an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak at a commercial farm in Saxony, signifying the country's first outbreak since December 2007.

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USAID continues to bolster Sri Lanka's defence against Avian influenza

Published October 10, 2008, 12:40 pm, Daily News

The US Agency for International Development (USAID handed over a real-time Polymerase Chain Reactor machine to the Veterinary Research Institute of the Livestock Development Ministry, which will dramatically improve the Sri Lanka's ability to diagnose quickly any possible outbreak of Avian influenza.

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Flu season nears, vaccines available starting Saturday

Published October 10, 2008, 12:25 pm, The Gillette News-Record

As if on cue, the gray clouds have rolled in and the temperatures around Gillette have nosedived throughout October. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to autumn, and more importantly, welcome to flu season.

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A Vaccine as an Option to Keep Shingles at Bay

Published October 10, 2008, 10:34 am, New York Times

Merritt Clapp-Smith was misdiagnosed three times before the third doctor finally concluded that she was suffering from shingles. Maybe you haven’t heard anything about the shingles vaccine.

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Deadly bird flu virus found at German farm

Published October 10, 2008, 10:18 am, Channel NewsAsia

BRUSSELS : German authorities were culling poultry at a farm in Germany after the discovery of a case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the European Commission announced on Friday.

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Flu Can Be Deadly for Young Victims

Published October 10, 2008, 8:50 am, ABC 7 El Paso

By Amanda Gardner , HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Richard Kanowitz's 4-year-old daughter, Amanda, died of the...

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