WHO: Avian influenza-situation in Indonesia-update 37
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 13, 2006 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/don/2006_11_13/en/print.html)
13 November 2006
The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed an additional two cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
The first newly-confirmed case is a 35-year-old female ... Indonesian toddler dies of bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 13, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
A 2-1/2-year-old Indonesian boy has died of bird flu, taking the country's human death toll from the virus to 56, a health ministry official said on Monday.
The toddler from Karawang regency in West ... Dr Margaret Chan to be WHO´s next Director-General
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2006 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/pr66/en/in)
9 NOVEMBER 2006 | GENEVA -- Dr Margaret Chan of China will be the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). After her appointment, she told the World Health Assembly she wanted to be ... Dr Margaret Chan nominated to be WHO Director-General
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 9, 2006 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/pr65/en/in)
NOVEMBER 2006 | GENEVA -- Dr Margaret Chan of China was nominated today by the Executive Board of the World Health Organization for the post of Director-General. The Director-General is WHO's chief ... Chinese scientists identify deadly gene in H5N1
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 7, 2006 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG277591.htm)
Chinese scientists have identified a gene in the H5N1 bird flu virus which they say is responsible for its virulence in poultry, opening the way for new vaccines.
There are many different strains of ... ProMED Mail: Avian Influenza, Italy-clarification
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 6, 2006 from ProMED Mail (via http://www.promedmail.org)
The low-pathogenic H5 strain detected in Italy was obtained as a result of surveillance efforts from a premise rearing primarily waterfowl, a small number of galliform birds and one psittacine. In detail, ... Influenza research at the human and animal interface-Report of a WHO working group
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 3, 2006 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/influenza/WHO_)
Contents- Introduction- Executive summary- Detection and diagnosis of human H5N1 infections- Protecting humans: vaccines and antiviral drugs- Surveillance in birds and other animals: assessing the coming ... Italy: bird flu in wild ducks near Grosseto
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 2, 2006 from AGI on line (via http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200611011242-1068-RT1-)
After the discovery of avian influenza yesterday in the Grosseto area, hundreds of animals will be put down. Late yesterday evening, the Health Ministry asked the National Avian Influenza Centre for its ... Egypt: Seventh Egyptian dies of bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 31, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
An Egyptian woman died of bird flu on Monday, bringing the total number of human deaths in Egypt to seven, the state news agency MENA said.
The victim was a woman from the Nile Delta town of Samanoud ... Jamaica: Stimulation excerise for HPAI
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 28, 2006 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int)
Dr Headley Edwards, Director of Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Jamaica, informed the OIE that his country will conduct a real-time simulation exercise on ... CIDRAP: WHO to report on ethical issues in pandemic planning
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 28, 2006 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/ne)
The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to issue a report in January on ethical issues raised by pandemic influenza planning, such as how to provide fair access to available drugs and vaccines, WHO officials ... EUCDC: No link established between deaths in elderly patients in Israel and influenza vaccination
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 27, 2006 from Eurosurveillance 2006 Vol 11 Issue 10 (via http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ew/2006/061026.asp#1)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
Four sudden deaths in men aged between 50 and 75 years with underlying cardiac conditions were reported to public health authorities ... Advance Warning Of H5N1 Influenza Outbreaks May Be Found In Shrimp Virus Reservoirs
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 26, 2006 from Medical News Today (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=55095)
Researchers at Replikins, Ltd.[1] have discovered that the shrimp viruses White Spot Syndrome virus (WSSV) and Taura Syndrome virus (TSV) - global lethal pathogens for shrimp - may be reservoirs for the ... Chinese scientists report bird flu in sparrows
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 26, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
Chinese scientists said they had found the H5N1 bird flu virus in sparrows two years ago, the first time it has been detected in non-migratory birds in China, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
Researchers ... China lifts poultry export ban on bird flu-hit region
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 25, 2006 from AFP (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061025/hl_afp/chinahealthflu)
China has lifted a poultry export ban on a region of Inner Mongolia that suffered an outbreak of bird flu last month, state media reported.
Authorities had slapped the ban on the Jiuyuan district of Baotou ... Pandemic Influenza Plans: Country, Date of Publication/Release, and Web Site
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 24, 2006 from publication (via http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub)
Argentina (2006)Plan provided by National Influenza Centers or personal contacts
Australia (June 2005) http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/ohp-pandemic-ahmppi.htm
Austria (September ... WHO: Immediate and sustained action required to sharply increase pandemic influenza vaccine supply
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 24, 2006 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/pr58/en/in)
23 OCTOBER 2006 | GENEVA -- A set of activities identified in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) new Global pandemic influenza action plan to increase vaccine supply requires immediate and sustained ... China: All domestic fowls inoculated in Inner Mongolia for bird flu prevention
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 23, 2006 from People´s Daily (via http://english.people.com.cn/200610/22/eng20061022_314207.ht)
A total of 42.6 million domestic fowls in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have received compulsory inoculations following an outbreak of bird flu in the region last month, according to local ... Israel: Health Ministry suspends flu vaccine after four die
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 23, 2006 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/23/content_5236059)
Israeli Health Ministry suspended all flu vaccinations after four people died shortly after they were inoculated, local newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday.
Israeli ... CIDRAP: DNA vaccine protects mice from 1918 flu virus
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 22, 2006 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/ne)
Government researchers reported this week that they have developed a vaccine that protects mice from the deadly 1918 "Spanish flu" virus, demonstrating that immunization against it is possible.
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