In 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began collecting reports of influenza outbreaks from…
On Oct. 13, 1976, the swine flu vaccination program in the U.S. was suspended following reports of paralysis. …
In 1976, Influenza A/Victoria-like strains had been identified in New Jersey as early as January 21. The novel…
In 1976, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was involved in a national immunization program…
On Apr. 10, 1972, the United States, the Soviet Union and 70 other nations signed an agreement that…
In 1970, influenza H3N2 viruses were first identified in swine during an influenza surveillance study in Taiwan. This…
The 1968 pandemic, also known as the Hong Kong flu, was caused by an influenza A (H3N2) virus…
In 1968, a pandemic was caused by an influenza A (H3N2) virus comprised of two genes from an…
In 1967, Dr. H.G. Pereira and colleagues propose a relationship between human and avian flu viruses after a…
In 1966, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed amantadine (marketed as Symmetrel) to Du Pont, a…
In 1962, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System….
In 1961, influenza virus was first isolated from wild birds in South Africa, from common terns (Sterna hirundo)….
In 1960, the U.S. Surgeon General, in response to substantial morbidity and mortality during the 1957-58 pandemic, recommends…
In Feb. 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (‘Asian Flu’)….
In Feb. 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (“Asian Flu”)….
In 1957, the ‘Asian flu’ influenza pandemic emerged, resulting in the CDC setting up an influenza surveillance unit,…
On Jan. 1, 1956, Children’s Orthopedic Hospital opened the Northwest’s first Poison Control Center to advise callers on…
In 1956, the CDC’s Influenza Branch in Atlanta was designated a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for…
Since 1952, global influenza surveillance has been conducted through WHO’s Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS). The…
In 1952, the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) was created by World Health Organization (WHO) to…
On Apr. 7, 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded and is today the United Nations agency…
In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) Influenza Centre was established at the National Institute for Medical Research…
In 1948, Dr. Isabel M. Morgan led a team that successfully inoculated monkeys with a killed-virurs vaccine. From…
In 1947, during the seasonal flu epidemic, investigators determined that changes in the antigenic composition of circulating influenza…
In 1947, Dr. Jonas Salk was recruited from the University of Michigan by Dr. William S. McEllroy, dean…
In late 1946, an outbreak of influenza occurred in Japan and Korea in American troops. It spread in…
In 1945, the inactivated influenza vaccine was first licensed in the U.S. The first vaccine was an inactivated,…
In 1944, the use of cell cultures for virus growth was discovered. This allowed viruses to be cultured…
In 1942, influenza A/B vaccine was introduced to the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board. The vaccine was effective against…
In 1942, Dr. Jonas Salk arrived at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Techniques earned there…