Archive for the ‘Bird Flu / Avian’ Category
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Closing schools in the event of a flu pandemic could slow the spread of the virus and prevent up to one in seven cases, according to a new study published today in the journal Nature.School closure is the non-pharmaceutical policy option that health organisations and governments most often consider to ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Testsindicate that a father diagnosed with bird flu in China probably caughtthe disease from his son, only increasing concern about transmission ofthe virus between humans. This was published early online and in theApril 2008 issue of The Lancet. As of April 2, 2008,there have been 376 cases of infection with ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Chemists in Georgia are reporting development of a fast new method to detect fake Tamiflu, the mainstay medication for preventing and treating bird flu. Tamiflu has become a target for counterfeiters as recent outbreaks of bird flu have increased public demand for supplies of just-in-case antiviral drugs to use in ...
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
H5N1 Bird flu (avian flu) did kill some family members in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed after carrying out tests at its WHO H5 Reference Laboratory in Cairo, Egypt, and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza in Atlanta, USA. ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has confirmed a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. The case has been confirmed by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). The case is an 11 -year old male from Thanh Liem district, Ha Nam province. He developed ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The European Medicines Agency recommended the authorisation of the first 'pre-pandemic vaccine' for humans against influenza caused by the H5N1 virus. This is an avian influenza ('bird flu') virus strain that has the potential to evolve into a pandemic influenza virus affecting humans. Prepandrix, from GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, is a pre-pandemic ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
The Ministry of Agriculture in China has confirmed there is an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Tibet, the second this year. This follows confirmation that a a 22 year old man from central China died of the virus last month. Chinese authorities said the Tibetan outbreak started on ...
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
According to the Ministry of Health, Viet Nam, one new human case of H5N1 bird flu infection has been confirmed by tests carried out at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). The patient was male, aged 40, from the Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province. Authorities say ...
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Below is a list of total human H5N1 bird flu cases up to 15th February, 2008. Azerbaijan2003 Cases 0 Deaths 02004 Cases 0 Deaths 02007 Cases 0 Deaths 02007 Cases 8 Deaths 52007 Cases 0 Deaths 02008 Cases 0 Deaths 0Total Cases 8 ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Replikins Ltd. announced that the quantitative analysis of Replikin Count(TM) in the virus gene structure predicts that the current H5N1 cycle is over. Sporadic outbreaks may continue, but the rapid epidemic spread and high mortality characteristics are expected to subside - until the next rapid replication cycle of this or ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Influenza activity in Norway is still low, but is expected to increase in the coming weeks. Thirty-eight of 58 studied influenza viruses (66 %) are resistant against the anti-flu drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu®). The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is asking physicians who are treating patients for influenza to be ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Owners of small or backyard flocks of birds are invited to attend a free information session on how to help prevent and detect bird diseases, such as avian influenza. The session is being hosted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Province of Nova Scotia. Area bird ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
A vaccine against the most common and deadliest strain of avian flu, H5N1, has been engineered and tested by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research and Novavax Inc. According to a study published by the Public Library of Science in the Jan. 30 issue of ...
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
A national campaign, led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), is underway to promote Bird Health Basics-simple steps that owners of backyard flocks and pet birds can take to help protect their birds from dangerous diseases, such as avian influenza and exotic Newcastle disease. The CFIA, in collaboration ...
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
PuriCore (LSE:PURI), the life sciences company focused on the control of infectious pathogens with its novel, safe antimicrobial technology, announces that its Sterilox Solution has been proven highly effective against pandemic H5N1 avian influenza, a highly contagious and lethal outbreak pathogen. The research showed that Sterilox Solution completely inactivated ...
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