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You may have already heard of bird flu, swine flu, avian flu, H5N1, pandemic influenza and so on. All these terms surrounding pandemic flu can be confusing; in this section you can find out more about pandemic flu and how it may affect you.
We believe that the more educated everyone is about a situation, the more prepared we can be and able to cope with the effects of pandemic 
flu.
In this section you can find information on the history of flu pandemics, when they have occurred in the past and the effects they had. There is a section on antiviral medication and information about a pandemic flu vaccine and finally a section on the current situation.
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Articles
Bird Flu Fear as mutant strain hits China
29 August 2011 - According to the BBC, avian flu shows signs of a resurgence, while a mutant strain - able to sidestep vaccines - could be spreading in Asia, the United Nations has warned. Read the fullMore
10 March 2011 Latest Flu Figures
Latest figures from the HPA show the number of deaths from Influenza - 546More
Influenza Deaths reach 254
Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show an increase in the number of influenza deaths - 20 January 2011. The total number of people who are reported to have died from flu in the UK since the season began in October has reached 254.More
Swine Flu deaths continue to rise
Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show as of 5 January 2011, 50 fatal cases have been verified as relating to influenza infection. Of these cases, 45 have been associated with swine flu (H1N1 2009) infection and five with influenza B infection.More
Level of Seasonal Flu Continues to increase
Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) indicate that levels of seasonal flu are continuing to increase across the UK. The two main strains of flu circulating are Influenza A H1N1 (2009) 'swine' flu and Influenza B, with H1N1 being the predominant strain.More
Swine Flu Outbreak Sparks Mutation Fears
British scientists are examining samples of a strain of swine flu behind a deadly Ukrainian outbreak to determine whether the virus has mutated..More
Swine flu hits 150 at school
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Swine flu doctors 'unnerved' by patients' decline
Doctors have been "unnerved" by the severity of swine flu in some patients and their rapid deterioration into a "life and death situation", Sir Liam Donaldson, chief medical officer has said..More
