US:NC plan addresses predicted pandemic
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With world health experts predicting a flu pandemic any year now, N.C. health officials have drafted a plan for closing schools and ordering quarantines to prevent the spread of a new and deadly virus.
"We ... Bird Flu Is Found in Five More Thai Provinces, Government Says
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Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand said it detected bird flu in four more provinces, bringing to 34 the number of provinces where the disease has reappeared since July, the government said.
Thailand, Asia's ... Biota Awarded US Government Funding for New Influenza Drug [Primary member]
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Biota Holdings Limited(ASX: BTA) announced today that the US Government, via the National Instituteof Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ... Facts you should know when studying influenza epidemiology in China
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The expression of 'influenza' in Chinese means 'epidemical cold' and this greatly misleads ordinary people for believing influenza is a kind of common cold...............
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Three ... ID Biomedical Announces NIH Grant To Develop Cell Culture Based Vaccine For Pandemic Influenza; US$9.5 Million [Primary member]
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ID Biomedical announced today that it has been awarded a US$9.5 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop its cell culture-based influenza vaccine.
ID Biomedical´s ... China:Bird flu alert as Golden Week approaches
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Tens of millions prepare to go on holiday even as ministry warns of deadly virus outbreak as migration season starts
BEIJING - China has gone on the high alert for bird flu as tens of millions of Chinese ... US:California To Restrict Use of Mercury-Containing Vaccines for ..
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Tuesday signed a bill (AB 2943) that will restrict the use of vaccines containing more than trace amounts of ethyl mercury in pregnant women and infants ... Hong Kong offers free flu vaccine
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BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The Hong Kong government would provide flu vaccine for up to 250,000 citizens free of charge in November.
The free vaccine will be ... Avian flu pandemic feared
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BANGKOK, Thailand · A day after Thai and international officials confirmed the first probable human-to-human transmission of a virulent strain of avian influenza in this country, public health systems ... Southeast Asia:Disease threat from wildlife is a key topic
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BANGKOK: Disease transmission from wildlife to humans could be a major topic of discussion at the upcoming international conference on wildlife trade as Southeast Asia and host country Thailand battle ... Taiwan:International airport to employ strict new rules to block bird flu [Primary member]
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The Center for Disease Control announced yesterday that stricter measures will be taken at the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in order to prevent avian flu entering the island.
Among the recent ... US:32,000 Senior Citizens Died From Flu Last Year -- Record Amount of..
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32,000 Senior Citizens Died From Flu Last Year -- Record Amount of Vaccine Available This Year
Senate hearing held as the U.S. conducts National Adult Immunization Awareness Week
Sept. 29, 2004 ? The ... US readies (human) vaccine (against bird flu) for testing
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WASHINGTON - As part of planning for a possible bird flu pandemic, the United States' Department of Health and Human Services has contracted two drug companies to make batches of vaccine, which will be ... Haemophilus influenza:Bacteria´s Glue Valve Surprises Scientists
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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 ... China:Measures urged to keep out bird flu
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China is requiring all localities to strengthen preventive measures against the possible outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, or bird flu, during the autumn and winter, according to ... Malaysian poultry back in Singapore but AVA will impose stricter..
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from The Malaysia Star,燤alaysia
Trucks carrying more than 120,000 chickens, 2,000 ducks and 1.3 million eggs a day from Malaysia will start rolling into Singapore this morning following the city state's decision to partially lift the ... Death of baby from avian flu in Vietnam brings toll in that country to 20
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam confirmed Wednesday a 14-month-old baby who died earlier this month had tested positive for avian flu, bringing the region's death toll from the disease to 30.The infant boy ... Australia: Five die amid flu outbreak
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FIVE people have died and four nursing homes quarantined after an outbreak of flu in the NSW Hunter Valley.Cases of influenza A, which this month claimed 10 lives at Newcastle's Bethel Aged Care Facility, ... China:First influenza case detected in Tianjin since August
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According the news from Tianjin CDC, first influenza virus was isolated from a patient in hospital in August. The virus isolate was identified as H3 subtype by China CDC. Revealing H3 influenza virus might ... China warns against possible bird flu in autumn, winter
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BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- China has required all localitiesto strengthen preventive efforts against the possible outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, or bird flu, during the ... 4654 items, 20/Page, Page[223/233][|<<] [|<] [221] [222] [223] [224] [225] [226] [227] [228] [229] [230] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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