A review of the avian influenza outbreak in Canada identifies next steps
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 3, 2004 from MEATNEWS (via http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&art)
Representatives from the Canadian federal, provincial, and municipal governments and the poultry industry concluded two days of meetings this week with a commitment to strengthen future responses to animal ... Specialist says SARS threat lessened
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 2, 2004 from XinhuaNet News (via news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/01/content_2164057.htm)
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- The World Health Organization or WHO warns that bird flu might be transmitted from ducks to humans, even though they show no external signs of having the ... Countries join hands to fight bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 2, 2004 from XinhuaNet News (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/02/content_2167074)
BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Four East Asian countries will join forces to fight bird flu, reported China Daily on Tuesday.
A regional diagnostic laboratory and surveillance ... Thai Government bird flu team admits possibility of human-to-human transmission
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 2, 2004 from TNA (via http://www.mcot.org/query.php?nid=32422)
BANGKOK, Nov 2 (TNA) - A government committee in charge of solving bird flu crisis claimed Monday it had successfully contained the outbreaks in Thailand in the past month, but acknowledged a ... review:A global game of CHICKEN
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 2, 2004 from Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
A global game of CHICKEN
Joy Powell, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
November 1, 2004
In Thailand, chickens roam freely around thatched houses and on small farms. Farmers kill and dress ... NIAID Launches Program to Improve Medical Tools Against Emerging Infectious Diseases [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 2, 2004 from NIAID
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2004 - The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded 14 contracts totaling more than $73 million to ... Medimmune:Flu-spray firm runs high risks [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 1, 2004 from The New York Times
It would seem a drug executive´s dream come true. On Oct. 21, the secretary of health and human services in the United States summoned top executives of MedImmune to his office in Washington to seek ... 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 ... WHO Calls Summit to Address Flu Pandemic
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 15, 2004 from AP
WASHINGTON - The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit meeting next week of flu vaccine makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.
Sixteen ... World Unprepared for Avian Flu, Experts Warn
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The current U.S. flu vaccine shortage shows perfectly how poorly the world is prepared to handle the next global epidemic of influenza, health experts said on Sunday.
There ... US:San Diego County,First case of flu is reported [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 30, 2004 from Union-Tribune (via http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/health/20041029-9999-7m29)
County health officials yesterday reported the first case of flu in the region this season, but they were quick to say it was not a sign that San Diego County is headed for a severe flu season. The patient, ... US:First Confirmed Case Of Influenza B Identified In Central Texas [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 30, 2004 from KWTX - Waco (via http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/1145426.html)
A 62-year old Waco woman has the first confirmed case of Influenza B in the state, Scott and White officials said Friday.Scott and White lab technicians isolated the virus from a throat swab collected ... WHO:situation in Asia: altered role of domestic ducks
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 8, 2004 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_10_29/en/)
Countries experiencing outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry need to be aware that domestic ducks may have acquired an important role in the transmission of highly pathogenic H5N1 to other poultry and, possibly, ... Global statistics of avian influenza 20041027
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 29, 2004 from Department of Health (HK SAR) (via http://www.info.gov.hk/info/flu/eng/global.htm)
Global statistics of avian influenza
Human Cases of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) confirmed in 2004 (as of 27 October 2004)
Month of confirmation
Viet Nam
Thailand
Subtype ... More dead fowls found in Vietnam
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 29, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/29/content_2153434)
Vietnam has just culled 800 chickensin the southern Long An province after detecting a number of dead fowls in the flock from Oct. 20 to 27.
Testing for bird flu viruses in the ... Canada:Review of avian influenza outbreak identifies next steps
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 29, 2004 from CNW Telbec (via http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/October2004/28/c6171.h)
Representatives from federal,provincial and municipal governments and the poultry industry concluded twodays of meetings today with a commitment to strengthen future responses toanimal disease outbreaks. ... Binax Announces FDA 510k Clearance of NOW Influenza A & B Rapid Test for Identification and Differentiation between Flu A and Flu B on One Simple Test [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 29, 2004 from BUSINESS WIRE
Oct. 28, 2004--Binax, Inc., a leading developer of rapid diagnostic tests, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the NOW(R) Influenza A & B test. ... Protein Sciences Announces FDA Clearance to Conduct Proof of Principle/Field Trial of FluBlok(TM), its Cell-Culture Influenza Vaccine [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 29, 2004 from Protein Sciences Corporation (via http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041028/nyth151_1.html)
Protein Sciences Corporation, a world leader in developing the next generation of human and veterinary vaccines, announced today that it had received FDA clearance to conduct a Phase II/III proof of principle/field ... US:Maryland´s First Flu Case Confirmed [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 29, 2004 from The Associated Press
State health officials announced the first flu case of the year on Thursday and reminded residents to take extra care to prevent the spread of the virus because of the ongoing vaccine shortage. The first ... Biota Fundraising Indicates Stockholders Support for Suit Against GSK [Primary member]
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