China-WHO workshop on influenza pandemic plan submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 14, 2004 from F.I.C A meeting held by China National CDC will take place in the meeting room of Longtan Hotel, Beijing on Monday (15th, Nov 2004). Experts from provincial CDCs were invited to attend the meeting.
Analysis of EISS database reveals possible west-east spread of influenza across Europe submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 14, 2004 from EISS An analysis of data collected by EISS during the past five winters (1999-2004) reveals that there is a possible west-east spread of influenza across Europe. More detailed mapping analyses are needed to ... WHO Says Flu Vaccine Coming Within Year submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 14, 2004 from AP With the right coordination, international commitment and about $13 million, scientists could deliver within a year a candidate vaccine to combat global flu outbreaks, the World Health Organization said ... News review:WHO meeting discusses pandemic submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 14, 2004 from Washington Post An influenza pandemic, when it arrives, will be an immediate threat to the health of nearly everyone on Earth, but very little is being done to prevent its potential devastation, say experts who met this ... CDC appoints Levine to national bioethics panel [Primary member] submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 14, 2004 from The Yale Herald (via http://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=3785) Yale Professor of Internal Medicine Dr. Robert J. Levine has been named to a five-member panel of bioethicists at the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address, among other issues, ... Japan to fund clinical testing of new influenza vaccines submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 13, 2004 from yahoo news (via http://asia.news.yahoo.com/041113/kyodo/d86amer80.html) Japan plans to provide several hundred million yen to four Japanese drugmakers for the clinical testing of new influenza vaccines, starting from next year, World Health Organization officials said Friday. ... Informal Meeting of WHO, Influenza Vaccine Manufacturers, National Licensing Agencies, and Governmental Representatives on Influenza Pandemic Vaccines submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 12, 2004 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/meeting2004_11_08/e) Background
Vaccines have never been available during influenza pandemics, including the last two, in 1957 and 1968, when annual influenza vaccination against epidemic strains was fully established. ... WHO: world has historic chance to gird for pandemic flu submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 12, 2004 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/hot/flu/news/nov110) Nov 11, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – The outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Asia gives the world its first opportunity to prepare a vaccine in advance for a potential pandemic strain of flu, the World Health ... Nanogen Announces Clinical Diagnostic to Simultaneously Detect Multiple Respiratory Viruses [Primary member] submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 11, 2004 from businesswire Nanogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGEN),developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced today that it isdeveloping new analyte specific reagents (ASRs) for clinical referencelaboratories to develop and validate ... Glaxo, Sanofi, Chiron Urged by UN to Help Combat Bird Flu Virus submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 11, 2004 from bloomberg The World Health Organization is urging drugmakers including GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Sanofi-Aventis SA and Chiron Corp. to join in developing a vaccine to stop Asia´s deadly bird flu virus from triggering ... Canada:Flu deaths strike early at B.C. care facility [Primary member] submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from CTV.ca (via http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/11000532) A deadly flu has swept through a care facility in Vancouver´s West End, claiming six lives in recent weeks.
Health officials said they were caught off guard by the outbreak at the Haro Park Centre, ... Influenza Preparedness Must Become Public Health Priority, Experts Say submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from medicalnewstoday Influenza experts at a Pan American Health Organization technical meeting say that national preparedness plans to confront a potential influenza pandemic must become a "public health priority without delay." ... Situation summary of avian influenza (8 November 2004) submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from Department of Health (HK SAR) (via http://www.info.gov.hk/info/flu/eng/sitsum_20041108.htm)
Situation summary of avian influenza (8 November 2004)
(For the period of 24 October to 8 November 2004)
Hong Kong confirmed on 3 November that a dead grey heron (a ... EU officials to check Thai bird flu situation submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/09/content_2195017) BANGKOK, Nov. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Representatives from the European Union (EU) will arrive here on Nov. 24 to begin an eight-day tour to verify the safety of the kingdom's poultry exports.
According ... US:CDC announces plan for sharing remaining flu vaccine submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/hot/flu/news/nov090) Nov 9, 2004 (CIDRAP News) ?In an effort to spread the impact of the influenza vaccine shortage fairly, federal health officials today announced a plan to share most of the approximately 11 million remaining ... Dietary Habit in China: workers in restaurant might need a close look up submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from F.I.C (via http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2004/1104/fo6-1.html) To propose this issue to you is not to ask you to judge our dietary habit, but to have a deeper look at the situation in China. please look at the issue objectively. F.I.C
the pdf file can be download ... St Jude named ´Research Leader´ by Scientific American magazine submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 9, 2004 from medicalnewstoday (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=16049) St Jude Children´s Research Hospital has been named by Scientific American magazine as a "Research Leader" within the 2004 Scientific American 50--the magazine´s prestigious annual list recognizing ... "Superflu" a Threat as Ducks Emerge as Stealth Carriers submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from National Geographic News (via http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1108_041108_) The bird flu that has killed millions of poultry in east Asia may be tougher and more dangerous to humans than previously suspected.
The avian influenza virus in question is the highly pathogenic (illness ... Canada:Communication breakdown in early days of avian flu crisis submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 9, 2004 from CBC (via http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regionalnews/caches/bc_avian20041108) VANCOUVER - Documents obtained by CBC News suggest public health officials were kept in the dark in the early days of B.C.'s avian flu outbreak.Correspondence received under the Freedom of Information ... First Case of Influenza Found in Korea Ahead of Winter submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 8, 2004 from Korea Times,South Korea The nation confirmed its first patient for a type of influenza predicted to prevail this winter, according to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Monday.
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