WHO: Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2007-2008 northern hemisphere influenza season
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 15, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/recommendations2007)
It is recommended that vaccines to be used in the 2007-8 season (northern hemisphere winter) contain the following:
— an A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 (H1N1)-like virus;— an A/Wisconsin/67/2005 (H3N2)-like ... Bird flu strikes Egyptian woman(37-year-old)
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 15, 2007 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
A 37-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus and European officials on Wednesday debated whether they needed to take more action after an outbreak of the virus in British turkeys. ... U.K.: Final confirmation of avian flu virus strain
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 14, 2007 from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (via http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2007/animal-0213.htm)
Deputy chief vet Fred Landeg today (13 February) confirmed that the laboratory analysis of the Suffolk and Hungary H5N1 avian influenza viruses is now complete.
The Veterinary Laboratory Agency (VLA) ... Study suggests possible bird flu immunity
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 14, 2007 from Yahoo (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070213/sc_nm/birdflu_immunity_d)
Could some people have a little immunity to the H5N1 bird flu virus? One study in mice published on Monday suggests it is, in theory, possible.
They found mice inoculated with a human virus known as H1N1 ... Warm spring could hamper China´s bird flu efforts
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 13, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK17897.htm)
China could face problems trying to control bird flu this spring due to abnormally high seasonal temperatures, the country's vice agriculture minister said.
"First, the spring season is usually prone ... Indonesia: the 20-year-old woman with bird flu dies
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 12, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK203470.htm)
A 20-year-old woman from West Java who tested positive for bird flu died on Sunday, a health official said.
Her death takes Indonesia's overall toll to 64 fatalities, the highest of any nation in the ... Pakistan: bird flu reported in the capital
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 11, 2007 from Yahoo news (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_on_he_me/pakistan_bir)
The deadly H5N1 stain of bird flu has been confirmed at a home in the Pakistani capital, the third such case in about a week. But the virus has not affected any one in the country, an official said Saturday.
The ... South Korea: Bird flu spreads to sixth farm
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 10, 2007 from AFP (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070210/hl_afp/healthfluskorea)
Bird flu has spread to a sixth farm in South Korea, despite government efforts to contain the deadly virus by culling more than two million birds, officials have said.
A new outbreak has been discovered ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Russia
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 10, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int)
Information received on 09/02/2007 from Mr Evgueny A. Nepoklonov, Deputy Head, Orlikov per., 1/11, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, MOSCOU, Russia
Summary
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Start ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Turkey
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 10, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int)
Information received on 09/02/2007 from Dr H Sungur, Director General, Animal Health, General Directorate of Protection and Control, ANKARA, Turkey
Summary
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Immediate notification
Start ... U.S.: OSHA Unveils New Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for Influenza Pandemic
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 9, 2007 from OHSA (via http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_tabl)
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today unveiled new workplace safety and health guidance that will help employers prepare for an influenza pandemic.Developed ... FAO: Cats Should Be Monitored For Avian Flu
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 9, 2007 from Medical News Today (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=62622&)
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today that cats should be monitored for signs of bird flu or avian influenza.They said that cats, like humans, can become infected with the ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Pakistan
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 7, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int)
Information received on 07/02/2007 from Dr R. H. Usmani, Animal Husbandry Commissioner/CVO Government of Pakistan, Livestock Wing , Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Islamabad , Pakistan
Summary
Report ... WHO: Avian influenza-situation in Egypt-update 3
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 7, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_02_06/en/index.html)
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced a new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory and by ... Two more Indonesians have bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 6, 2007 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
Two more Indonesians were confirmed to have bird flu on Tuesday and Pakistan reported its first case in a year after finding the deadly virus in a small flock of chickens near the capital Islamabad.
Concern ... H5N1 bird flu found in Pakistan after a year
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 6, 2007 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNew)
Pakistani scientists have found the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in small flock of chickens near the capital, Islamabad, almost a year after the virus was found in two poultry flocks.
Mohammad ... The Second International Conference on Avian Influenza in Humans
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 6, 2007 from Paris Anti-Avian Influenza 2007 (via http://www.isanh.com/avian-influenza)
The Second International Conference on Avian Influenza in Humans :
Recent Developments and Perspectives
Institut Pasteur - Paris – France
May 31- June 1, 2007
Paris Anti-Avian Influenza ... WHO confirms Egyptian girl died of bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 6, 2007 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNew)
An Egyptian girl has died of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the disease in Egypt to 12, a World Health Organization official said on Monday.
"There was a case, 17 years old, from ... WHO: Early release of influenza viruses for pandemic influenza vaccine development
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 5, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/ea)
01 February 2007
Vaccines are a critical intervention for preventing influenza and reducing its health consequences during a pandemic. Since 2004, WHO has been working with various partners to find ways ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, United Kingdom
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 5, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int)
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