Indonesia Says Bird Flu Strain No Threat to Humans submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 7, 2004 from Reuters (via http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&) JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's agriculture ministry said Wednesday tests showed a bird flu strain that had killed millions of chickens in the country could not be transmitted to humans.
Tests conducted ... Gene from 1918 virus proves key to virulent influenza submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 7, 2004 from Medical News Today Using a gene resurrected from the virus that caused the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, recorded history's most lethal outbreak of infectious disease, scientists have found that a single gene may have ... US CDC:Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations, 2004-05 Influenza Season submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 6, 2004 from USCDC (via http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm53d1005a1.htm) Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations, 2004–05 Influenza Season
On October 5, 2004, CDC was notified by Chiron Corporation that none of its influenza vaccine (Fluvirin®) would be available ... Half of US flu vaccine supply suddenly not available submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 6, 2004 from CIDRAP (via http://www.promedmail.org/pls/askus/f?p=2400:1000) Oct 5, 2004 (CIDRAP News) ?The vaccine supply for the soon-to-begin influenza season is suddenly in serious condition with news that Chiron Corp., maker of about half the US supply, has been ordered to ... WHO:Avian influenza-situation in Thailand; status of pandemic vaccine development submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 5, 2004 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_10_04/en/) Avian influenza – situation in Thailand; status of pandemic vaccine development
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Situation in Thailand
The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has today confirmed a further case of human ... Bird flu a very adaptable virus, says HK expert submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 5, 2004 from REUTERS (via http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/27520/sto)
HONG KONG - The bird flu virus, which has killed 31 people in Thailand and Vietnam this year, is very adaptable and has the ability to jump to many species, a Hong Kong expert on the disease warned ... Asian death toll from bird flu reaches 31 as Indonesia deals with resurgence submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 4, 2004 from Canadian Press (via http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041004/w100416.html) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The human toll from bird flu reached 31 on Monday when Thailand confirmed a nine-year-old girl died from the disease, while Indonesia announced it was among the countries still ... Thailand:Tests confirm 9-year-old Thai girl(died) has bird flu submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 3, 2004 from The Star (via http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/10/3/latest/) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP): A 9-year-old girl in northern Thailand has tested positive for bird flu, becoming the latest human case of the deadly virus since it resurfaced in Southeast Asia in July, a health ... Medical pros fear flu pandemic submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 3, 2004 from New York Daily News,燦Y Experts are deeply worried that a "perfect storm" of virulent flu may sweep across the globe this year.
The reemergence of a deadly strain of bird flu in Asia has spurred jitters among public health ... Thailand finds bird flu in dog for the first time submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 3, 2004 from Channel News Asia,燬ingapore
BANGKOK - Asia's deadly bird flu has been found in a dog for the first time in Thailand, authorities said on Sunday, as the country battles a second major outbreak of the virus this year.
The H5N1 ... WHO Bird Flu Expert Urges Speeding Vaccine submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Reuters (via http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNew) GENEVA (Reuters) - The top World Health Organization (WHO) influenza expert said on Friday drug companies and governments had to speed up production of bird flu vaccines or risk a pandemic which could ... Canada:Officials´ plan to fight avian flu submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from globwandmail.com (via http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/L) VANCOUVER -- If the avian flu outbreaks in Asia give rise to a new virus that proves virulent to humans, Canadian health officials will likely turn to chickens to produce a vaccine.
Perry Kendall, provincial ... US:NC plan addresses predicted pandemic submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Charlotte Observer (subscription),燦C (via http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/9806046.htm)
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 submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Bloomberg,United States (via http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aI)
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] submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from PRNewswire 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 submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from F.I.C Did you know?
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] submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Newswire (via http://www.biospace.com/news_story.cfm?StoryID=17506120&) 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 submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Straits Times,燬ingapore (via http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/eyeoneastasia/story/0,4395,) 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 .. submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Medical News Today 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 submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from XinhuaNet News BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The Hong Kong government would provide flu vaccine for up to 250,000 citizens free of charge in November.
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