Current Status


Current United Nations Flu Pandemic Status is at Level 6

Protection Steps


How to reduce your risk of contracting swine flu:

Do not travel to areas known to be affected.

Minimize the amount of time spent on public transport especially aeroplanes.

Avoided crowded public places, especially those using recirculated air conditioned air

Wear a surgical grade face mask and ensure it is fitted correctly so that it covers your nose as well as your mouth.

Refrain from touching your mouth with your hands or fingers if they may have come into contact with surfaces contiminated with the virus.

Carefully wipe any surfaces that may have come into contact with carriers such as door handles, toilet flushers, work surfaces and telephones

Generation Of Fully Human Monoclonal Antibodies Neutralizing Influenza Virus Use Of SPYMEG As A Novel Human Lymphocyte Fusion Partner

Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd. (MBL), with the collaboration of Osaka University, has successfully generated several fully human monoclonal antibodies against pandemic A (H1N1 and H3N2) type influenza virus by utilizing blood samples from volunteers who were inoculated with influenza vaccine. Professor Kazuyoshi Ikuta, Ph. D... (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)

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