New Data Proves Oseltamivir Effective Against Human H5N1 and Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 1, 2004 from Retroscreen Virology Ltd
Study confirms need to stockpile oseltamivir as a management strategy for the ... Canada:National lab working to crack mysteries of dangerous avian flu viruses
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 25, 2004 from Canadian Press (via http://www.canada.com/news/national/story.html?id=677a3023-0)
Scientists in Winnipeg are toiling over two viruses that are giving experts in the flu world more than a few sleepless nights - the H5 and H7 avian influenza strains, considered the biggest threats to ... British scientists make breakthrough in vaccine storage
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 22, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency
Vaccines could be stored for years without refrigeration thanks to a technological breakthrough whichpromises to revolutionize public health care, British scientists said Tuesday.
The ... Journal review:The first finding of tiger influenza by virus isolation and specific gene amplification(china)
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from F.I.C
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http://www.flu.org.cn/resources/200410223895.htm
for full chinese text, please contact yangli@flu.org.cn Easing bio-security on reconstituted 1918 killer virus raises concerns
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 22, 2004 from yahoo news and PromedMail
The decision by a team of U.S. researchers to ease bio-security precautions for a reconstituted version of the 1918 pandemic flu virus - the most lethal killing machine in viral history - is sparking debate ... Avian flu infected 1,000 people in 2003, Dutch report says
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from CIDRAP News
Oct 20, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – Avian influenza probably infected at least 1,000 people during a major outbreak in the Netherlands in 2003, many more than originally thought, Dutch researchers say.
Results ... Experts seek to modernize flu vaccine-making process
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 20, 2004 from The Associated Press
The crisis in the nation’s flu vaccine supply has led to renewed calls to modernize a half-century-old manufacturing system that relies on millions of chicken eggs and a lot of educated guesswork.Because ... China Surveillance Report from 1995-2004
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 28, 2004 from F.I.C
The F.I.C had uploaded the 'china:Reported case number and reported incidence rate(per 100,000) of A,B and C noticeable infectious disease' and 'china: National Data of Class A and B infectious Disease' ... Bird flu vaccine fails first trial
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 18, 2004 from Australian Associated Press (via http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951611392.html)
An experimental bird flu vaccine has failed to protect chickens against the deadly virus, its Australian makers say.
Only a small percentage of the chickens inoculated in the first Australian trial of ... Dutch researchers:Bird flu more infectious than first thought
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 14, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/14/content_2087489)
BRUSSELS, Oct. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- More than 1,000 people in the Netherlands were infected with the avian flu virus last year during an epidemic in the Dutch poultry industry, a Dutch government ... Influenza expert is beginning a three-year direct comparison of flu shots versus nasal spray flu vaccine [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 14, 2004 from Medical Study News
A University of Michigan influenza expert is beginning a three-year direct comparison of the effectiveness of flu shots versus nasal spray flu vaccine.
Flu shots have been around since World War II, and ... Drug/DNA combination could offer longer-lasting more efficient flu vaccine [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 14, 2004 from EurekAlert,燚C
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Drug/DNA combination could offer longer-lasting more efficient flu vaccine
Research from Sweden suggests that adding the drug tucaresol ... Thai government vetoes budget on bird flu vaccine research
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 13, 2004 from XinhuaNet News
BANGKOK, Oct. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- The Thai government has vetoed a budget plan for bird flu vaccine research, local press reported on Wednesday.
Under the plan, the government was ... Harvard:Sensor detects, identifies single viruses [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 8, 2004 from Harvard press
Sensor detects, identifies single viruses
Early warning for disease and bioterrorism
By William J. Cromie Harvard News Office
Two of the world´s biggest threats may someday be reduced by wires ... Indonesia Says Bird Flu Strain No Threat to Humans
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 7, 2004 from Reuters (via http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's agriculture ministry said Wednesday tests showed a bird flu strain that had killed millions of chickens in the country could not be transmitted to humans.
Tests conducted ... Gene from 1918 virus proves key to virulent influenza
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 7, 2004 from Medical News Today
Using a gene resurrected from the virus that caused the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, recorded history's most lethal outbreak of infectious disease, scientists have found that a single gene may have ... Bird flu a very adaptable virus, says HK expert
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 5, 2004 from REUTERS (via http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/27520/sto)
HONG KONG - The bird flu virus, which has killed 31 people in Thailand and Vietnam this year, is very adaptable and has the ability to jump to many species, a Hong Kong expert on the disease warned ... Haemophilus influenza:Bacteria´s Glue Valve Surprises Scientists
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from Medical News Today,燯K (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=14186)
St Louis, USA ?To stick to cells in the respiratory tract and start an infection, the bacterium Haemophilus influenza has to secrete a glue-like protein. Researchers at Washington University School of ... Study links melting glaciers, medical threats [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 26, 2004 from Toronto Star,燙anada
The retreat of glaciers around the world is the most visible ?and depressing ?sign of global warming.
If that retreat continues at its present rate, it won't be long before the glaciers will be gone, ... Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage, US, 2002 to 2003 Influenza Season
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 24, 2004 from medicalnewstoday
A report issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that only 4.4 percent of the nation’s children aged 6 to 23 months were fully vaccinated against influenza during ... 287 items, 20/Page, Page[13/15][|<<] [|<] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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