Taiwan:Two strains of avian flu found in bird droppings
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 17, 2004 from Taipei Times (via http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/12/17/2)
Council of Agriculture officials said yesterday local bird-watching enthusiasts are not required to stop the hobby after a recent discovery of avian flu in migratory birds in northern Taiwan.
The officials ... Estimated Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults and Children --- United States, September 1--November 30, 2004
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 17, 2004 from US CDC (via http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5349a1.htm)
Because of the unexpected reduction in the amount of available inactivated influenza vaccine for the 2004--05 influenza season, on October 5, 2004, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) ... Experiences with Influenza-Like Illness and Attitudes Regarding Influenza Prevention --- United States, 2003--04 Influenza Season
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 17, 2004 from US CDC (via http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5349a3.htm)
Despite advances in medical treatment, influenza results in approximately 36,000 deaths each year in the United States (1). Vaccination has been a mainstay of influenza prevention, with annual vaccination ... China:Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Signs Avian Flu Vaccine Co-Development Agreement with China Centre of Disease Control and Prevention [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 17, 2004 from businesswire
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. ("Sinovac") ("the Company") (AMEX:SVA) announces that it has signed an Avian Flu Vaccine Co-development Agreement with China Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC).
China ... WHO launches centre for virtual information exchange to head off pandemics
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 16, 2004 from UN News (via http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12826&Cr=wo)
After months of testing, the United National public health agency today opened an emergency response centre to head off illnesses that verge on becoming pandemic - such as bird flu and SARS - anywhere ... Study finds catch-22 of pandemic flu; could be stopped, but resources lacking
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 16, 2004 from Canadian Press
Mathematical modellers at Harvard's School of Public Health may have identified the catch-22 of pandemic flu.
Future influenza pandemics might in theory be containable through aggressive early control ... US:Oklahoma´s First Flu Case Of Season Reported [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 15, 2004 from AP
The first case of influenza this season in Oklahoma has been reported in the Tulsa area, the Oklahoma State Department of Health said Tuesday. Other nearby states that have reported confirmed influenza ... Avian flu discovered among Thailand’s wild bird population
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 14, 2004 from TNA (via http://www.mcot.org/query.php?nid=33764)
The government announced today that a recent survey of wild birds in central Thailand had shown six species infected with bird flu.
The results came from a random sampling of more than a thousand migratory ... Indonesia:Bird flu virus hits W. Nusa Tenggara
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 13, 2004 from The Jakarta Post (via http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=2004)
Bird flu has broken out in several parts of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), killing thousands of birds in the provincial capital of Mataram.
The Mataram agriculture and animal husbandry office said that more ... Aventis, Chiron to Test Bird Flu Vaccine on Humans [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 12, 2004 from Reuters (via http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&)
Aventis-Pasteur and Chiron Corp are due to start human testing of a vaccine against bird flu as early as this month, a World Health Organization official said on Saturday, to try to prevent a pandemic ... UK prepares for flu pandemic
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 12, 2004 from The Observer (via http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1372003,)
Emergency plans are being drawn up by government health advisers to deal with a potential outbreak of bird flu in Britain, which experts warn could claim many thousands of lives.
Measures being considered ... Grey heron found H5 positive in HK
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 12, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/11/content_2321942)
HONG KONG, Dec. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- A grey heron found in Hong Kong earlier has been confirmed an H5 avian flu suspect, and further tests are underway for the nature of the virus, the Agriculture, ... newly uploaded articles in F.I.C 20041211
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 11, 2004 from F.I.C
The Genetic Archaeology of Influenzahttp://www.flu.org.cn/resources/20041292434.htm Article
Mapping of genomic segments of influenza B virus strains by an oligonucleotide microarray method.http://www.flu.org.cn/resources/200412103950.htm ArticlePUBLIC ... US:Iowa reports first case of the flu [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 11, 2004 from AP (via http://www.kwqc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2676555)
State health officials report the first case of the flu has been confirmed in a child in eastern Iowa. It´s a case of Influenza A, which is covered by this year´s flu vaccine -- which is in short ... FAO:Avian Influenza Country situation as at 18/11/2004
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 10, 2004 from FAO (via http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-ca)
Thailand: Since 03/07/04, H5N1 HPAI infection has been confirmed in 57 provinces and more than one million birds have died or been culled in response. As at 09/11/04, 261 locations in 44 provinces were ... Scale of flu pandemic not predictable, WHO says
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 10, 2004 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/hot/flu/news/dec090)
The World Health Organization weighed in yesterday on the debate about the potential magnitude of the next influenza pandemic by saying it´s impossible to confidently predict how many lives a pandemic ... WHO:Estimating the impact of the next influenza pandemic: enhancing preparedness
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 9, 2004 from WPRO,WHO (via http://www.wpro.who.int/public/press_release/press_view.asp?)
Manila -- Influenza pandemics are recurring and unpredictable calamities. WHO and influenza experts worldwide are concerned that the recent appearance and widespread distribution of an avian influenza ... US:Kentucky reports first case of flu [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 8, 2004 from www.ucadvocate.com (via http://www.ucadvocate.com/articles/stories/public/200412/08/)
A Northern Kentucky lab reported the first positive influenza culture to the Department for Public Health this week, indicating the presence of flu in the state. The Department for Public Health reported ... Avian influenza - a notifiable pig disease for the future? [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 8, 2004 from National Pig Association,UK (via http://www.thepigsite.com/LatestNews/Default.asp?AREA=Latest)
UK - Recent discussions with Defra´s exotic disease division indicate a need to formulate a control policy in the event of avian influenza entering the country.
No case has so far been reported of ... Australia:Flu may help spread meningococcal [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 8, 2004 from ABC News (via http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1260153.htm)
South Australian health authorities suspect there could be a link between influenza and meningococcal disease.
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