Brazil begins producing flu vaccine
submitted by pub4world at Apr, 27, 2007 from People Daily (via http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200704/27/eng20070427_3702)
Brazil started its own flu vaccine production on Thursday, aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in the sector.
The Brazilian authorities said the vaccine will be produced by the Butanta Institute, ... Final Epidemiology Report Into Avian Influenza Outbreak In Suffolk Published, UK
submitted by pub4world at Apr, 27, 2007 from Medical News Today (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=68904)
Defra has today published the final epidemiology report into the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Suffolk confirmed in February. The report sets out the findings of the National Emergency Epidemiology ... China, World Bank kick off first bird/human flu prevention project
submitted by pub4world at Apr, 26, 2007 from XinhuaNet (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/26/content_6032625)
BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- China and the World Bank launched here Thursday a joint project to help China prevent avian and human influenza.
With ... WHO facilitates influenza vaccine technology transfer to developing countries
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 25, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/notes/2007/np18/e)
24 APRIL 2007 | GENEVA -- As part of a concerted effort to ensure more equitable access to a potential pandemic influenza vaccine, six developing countries are being awarded grants to establish in-country ... Bird-flu epidemic situation stable in China: agricultural ministry
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 24, 2007 from People Daily (via http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200704/24/eng20070424_3693)
While there is a risk of further outbreaks of bird flu in some areas of China, overall the situation is stable, sources with the Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
The sources declined to name ... Myanmar lifts restriction on bird-flu-hit areas in Yangon
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 23, 2007 from People Daily (via http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200704/23/eng20070423_3688)
The Mynanmar authorities have lifted restriction on transport and sale of poultry and its products in five townships in Yangon hit by H5N1 bird flu after finding no unusual death of poultry there ... Kuwait reports new case of birdflu in ostrich
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 22, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L22680261.htm)
KUWAIT, April 22 (Reuters) - Kuwait said on Sunday it has found a new case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in the south of the Gulf Arab state near the Saudi border. "We now have 46 infected ... Bangladesh says bird flu spread to more farms (Reuters)
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 22, 2007 from Yahoo News (via http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/birdflu/*http://news.ya)
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh said on Saturday bird flu hasspread to six more farms despite efforts to tackle the virus byveterinary and health officials and the United Nations" />United Nations Food andAgriculture ... WHO warns against steroids for H5N1 patients
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 21, 2007 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/)
Apr 20, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – In the wake of a clinical conference, the World Health Organization (WHO) has modified its recommendations on treatment for patients with H5N1 avian influenza by strengthening ... WHO: Global meeting on access to H5N1 and other pandemic vaccines
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 21, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/advisories/2007/ma12/e)
Global meeting on access to H5N1 and other pandemic vaccines
Meeting on options for increasing the access of developing countries to H5N1 and other potential pandemic vaccines
In recent months, several ... China preparing to share bird flu samples -report
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 20, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK296136.htm)
BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) - China has agreed to send human bird flu samples to the World Health Organisation, state media said, in an apparent response to complaints that its reluctance to share the ... U.S.: Record 132 million flu shots to be made for next flu season
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 20, 2007 from CNN (via http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/19/us.flu.shots.ap/index.h)
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132 million doses ready for the 2007-2008 flu season, and even more could be available if a fifth company joins their ranks, officials ... Myanmar wins rare praise for bird flu action (AFP)
submitted by 2366 at Apr, 19, 2007 from Yahoo News (via http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/birdflu/*http://news.ya)
YANGON (AFP) - Down a dirt road in a northeastern Yangon suburb, a large barn stands empty but for white feathers and piles of chicken excrement that hint at its former occupants.
The owners hide behind ... Falcons could have brought bird flu to Kuwait (AFP)
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 18, 2007 from Yahoo News (via http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/birdflu/*http://news.ya)
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Falcons illegally imported into Kuwait may have been the cause of an outbreak of bird flu that has forced authorities to cull about two million chickens, MPs charged on Tuesday.During ... FDA approves first bird flu vaccine (AP)
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 18, 2007 from Yahoo News (via http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/birdflu/*http://news.ya)
WASHINGTON - A bird flu vaccine won federal approval for the first time Tuesday as a stopgap measure against a potential pandemic until more effective vaccines can be developed.
The vaccine is the first ... U.S. CDC: New influenza A subtypes now reportable
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 17, 2007 from AMNews (via http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/04/23/hlsa0423.htm)
Infections caused by novel influenza A subtypes, which can cause pandemic flu, now have a place on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of reportable diseases -- falling alphabetically ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, United Kingdom-Follow-up report No.10
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 16, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=single_report&)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 10
Start date
27/01/2007
Date of confirmation of event
03/02/2007
Report date
13/04/2007
Date submitted to OIE
13/04/2007
Reason for ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Cambodia
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 16, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=single_report&)
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Start date
06/04/2007
Date of confirmation of event
10/04/2007
Report date
12/04/2007
Date submitted to OIE
12/04/2007
Reason for notification
Reoccurrence ... Cambodia confirms new bird flu outbreak (AFP)
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 14, 2007 from Yahoo News (via http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/birdflu/*http://news.ya)
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodia on Saturday confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu among poultry a little more than a week after a 13-year-old girl died of the deadly H5N1 virus.The government said the fresh ... Kuwait chicken sales down 40 pct since bird flu outbreak (AFP)
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 14, 2007 from Yahoo News (via http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/birdflu/*http://news.ya)
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Sales of chicken in Kuwait have dropped by around 40 percent since an outbreak of bird flu was announced in February, the official KUNA news agency said on Friday.The Gulf state has ... 5705 items, 20/Page, Page[202/286][|<<] [|<] [201] [202] [203] [204] [205] [206] [207] [208] [209] [210] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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