Bird Flu

Indonesia: 4-year-old recovering; 2 other suspected H5N1 cases. Via Ida at Bird Flu Information Corner, an Antara report: Pekanbaru, Riau ::: Bird flu suspect girl is recovering. Excerpt: A bid flu suspect (H5N1) toddler from Desa ...  

Indonesia's Ministry of Health, updating information on H5N1 avian influenza for the first time since January, quietly reported this week that the country has had 20 human cases so far this year, with 19 of them fatal””a 95% ...  

Scientists report they found the anti-viral medication Tamiflu in rivers in Japanese cities during last year's flu season. Tamiflu is an antiviral drug used to slow the spread of the influenza, or flu, virus by both treating and preventing influenza, including H1N1 and avian flu (H5N1).  

Via CIDRAP,Robert Roos writes: Indonesia reports 20 H5N1 cases -- 19 fatal -- since January. Excerpt:Indonesia's Ministry of Health, updating information on H5N1 avian influenza for the first time since January, quietly reported this week that the country has had...  

Indonesia: 4-year-old with suspected H5N1. Via Ida at Bird Flu Information Corner, a report from Media Indonesia: Pekanbaru, Riau ::: Hospital treats 4-year-old bird flu suspect. Excerpt: Arifin Achmad regional hospital in Pekanbaru ...  

America can survive the bird flu pandemic expected? We will be forced to change our lifestyles to wear masks to give up and large public areas, activities and events? What about our children, schools and education?  

SOUTH KOREA - The veterinary authority has reported finding H5N2 low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) in ducks following routine surveillance.  

Via Indian Express.com: Bird flu scare returns in Bengal village. Excerpt:West Bengal is again in the grip of bird flu or avian influenza scare. More than 2,000 birds, including domestic poultry, were found dead in the remote village of Durmoth...  

60% mortality rate is simply unimaginable. Unfortunately, it's not as far-fetched as it sounds. Both China and Indonesia have reported sporadic outbreaks of the H5N1 bird flu in pigs and sporadic outbreaks of the new pandemic virus H1N1 in pigs as well.  

Thanks to Mike Coston at Avian Flu Diary for this item from WHO: Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 26. Excerpt:The Ministry of Health of Egypt has reported a new laboratory confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H5N1)...  

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Based on findings in animals, researchers are reporting that a new compound may be a better choice for treating bird flu -- also known as avian influenza (H5N1) -- than the antiviral Tamiflu.  

Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) Does global warming help the avian flu virus mutate into more lethal versions? That’s the million-dollar question bothering scientists as they embark upon research to shed light on the characteristics of host-switching infectious agents. A research team comprising a computational biophysicist, an evolutionary biologist and a mathematician from the University of Idaho [...]  

Dec 30, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – Indonesia's Ministry of Health, updating information on H5N1 avian influenza for the first time since January, quietly reported this week that the country has had 20 human cases so far this year, with 19 of them fatal ...  

The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public-health officials awake at night. Now, however, a study published this week (Dec. 21) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that a new compound, one on the threshold of final testing in humans, may be more potent and safer for treating "bird flu" than the antiviral drug best known by the trade name Tamiflu...  

Since 1 January to 28 December 2009, a total 20 H5N1 cases reported in Indonesia. Of those confirmed cases, 19 have been fatal. First H5N1 case was reported from Bogor on 9 January, and latest was reported from South Jakarta on 23 ...  

The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night. Now, however, a study published this week (Dec. 21) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that a new compound, one on the ...(565 words)  

WHO has published Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia. The Ministry of Health of Cambodia has announced a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The 57-year-old male, from Ponhea Kreak District, Kampong Cham Province,...  

Medicago Inc. (TSX-V: MDG) a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), reported positive interim results from a Phase I human clinical trial with its H5N1 Avian Influenza vaccine candidate ("H5N1 vaccine"). The vaccine was found to be safe, well tolerated and also induced a solid immune response. "We are very pleased with...  

WHO has just published Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam - update 7. The Ministry of Health has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case has been confirmed at the...  

The year that has ended saw the world coming to grips with a new influenza pandemic after an interval of 40 years. It was not the much-feared H5N1 bird flu virus. Nor did outbreaks begin in East Asia,...  

TEHRAN (FNA)- A newly published study showed that a new compound may be more potent and safer for treating bird flu than common antiviral drug, known as Tomiflu. The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to  

Via The Mainichi Daily News: 5 billion yen in stockpiled flu vaccines expire. Excerpt:Vaccines for 10 million people that the government had been storing in preparation for a bird flu pandemic have gone past their expiry date, it has been...  

eyes,' she said. Last month, WHO warned that with fresh bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened. Scientists fear that bird flu, which  

Via Xinhua: Hong Kong girl infected with rare but mild A/H9N2 flu virus. Excerpt:A 3-year-old girl in Hong Kong was recently infected with influenza A/H9N2, a mild form of avian influenza rarely found in human beings, local health authorities said...  

eyes, she said. Last month, WHO warned that with fresh bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened. Scientists fear that bird flu, which  

Newswise — The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night. Now, however, a study published this week (Dec. 21) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  

Contact: Yoshihiro Kawaoka MADISON — The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night. Now, however, a study published this week (Dec. 21) in the Proceedings of the  

Avian influenza, or ?bird flu?, is a contagious disease that typically affects birds, and in some circumstances, other animals. The bird flu very rarely crosses over to humans, but when it has the disease causes a high rate of death. There are many ...  

Via VnnNews.net: Study eyes bird flu cases in children. Excerpt:Viet Nam kicked off an avian influenza survey on 12,000 over seven-year-olds in Thua Thien Hue and Tien Giang provinces, and Ha Noi on December 9. “Outbreaks of avian influenza have...  

WHO warns countries to stay on guard for H5N1 threats The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned that recently confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam serve as a reminder that the virus is ...  

When the last millennium came to an end, the Y2K bug was grabbing attention. As the first decade of this one neared an end, a pandemic bug was in the spotlight. In the past 10 years, fear has accompanied new viruses, including bird flu, or H5N1, severe  

Cases of bird flu have occurred in Asia, Africa, the Pacific, Europe, North America, and the Near East. Indonesia and Vietnam have reported the greatest number of H5N1 cases to date. Among reported H5N1 cases, overall mortality is about 60 percent. Dr.  

eyes,' she said. Last month, WHO warned that with fresh bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened. Scientists fear that bird flu, which  

eyes,' she said. Last month, WHO warned that with fresh bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened. Scientists fear that bird flu, which  

eyes,' she said. Last month, WHO warned that with fresh bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened. Scientists fear that bird flu, which  

" she said. Last month, WHO warned that with fresh bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened. Scientists fear that bird flu, which  

Via Meat Trade News Daily: Cambodia - Bird flu strikes again. The Cambodian veterinary authority has sent an Immediate Notification dated 28 December to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The report describes a new outbreak of HPAI[highly pathogenic...  

WHO) warned on Monday that newly confirmed cases of avian influenza or A(H5N1) in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam were a reminder that the virus continues to pose a threat to humans. The WHO said the presence of H5N1 in poultry poses a  

18 December 2009 -- The Ministry of Health of Cambodia has announced a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The 57-year-old male, from Ponhea Kreak District, Kampong Cham Province, developed symptoms on 11 ...  

" she said. Last month, WHO warned that with fresh bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened. Scientists fear that bird flu, which  

A gripping account of the spread of the bird flu virus across southeast Asia holds lessons for the global management of pandemics such as swine flu, explains Ab Osterhaus.  

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A compound tested in mice has proved safer and more effective against H5N1 bird flu than the popular antiviral Tamiflu, scientists in Wisconsin said.  

"Flu vaccine shortages in developing nations may destabilize global security should the H1N1 [swine flu] virus become more deadly â�¦ David Heymann, a former deputy head of the World Health Organization" said Monday, Bloomberg reports. Heyman acknowledged the H5N1 (bird flu) virus helped to bolster the preparedness of developed nations for H1N1, but said there remain gaps in the ability to guarantee developing countries have access to vaccines...  

WHO has published Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 25:The Ministry of Health of Egypt has reported a new confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H5N1). The case is a 3 year-old male from Minia Governorate. His symptoms...  

- Company's results amongst the best for influenza vaccine manufacturing technologies -QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Medicago Inc. a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today reported positive interim results from a Phase I human clinical...  

The natural home for influenza viruses is aquatic waterfowl, including ducks and geese (anseriformes). So I've read a fair amount about swabbing the claocae (rectums) of these animals as part of avian influenza surveillance. Recently it has been suggested that avian influenza is actually a sexually transmitted disease, so the question of anseriform sex is now on the agenda. It's not just consensual sex. It turns out that male ducks and geese...  

HANOI (Reuters) - A 23-year-old man has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus in northern Vietnam, a state-run newspaper reported on Saturday. The online Lao Dong newspaper (www.laodong.com.vn) quoted health officials as saying the man from Dam ...  

Surgeons and other healthcare professionals specialising in solid organ transplants have been issued with expert advice to guide them through the complex clinical issues posed by the global H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic. The paper, published online by the American Journal of Transplantation, also urges them to stay alert to the significant concerns that swine flu could combine with seasonal flu, and possibly even bird flu (H5N1), to develop into a...  

NanoBio Corporation today announced positive results from studies in mice in which immune responses were evaluated following administration of 5µg doses of recombinant H5N1 pandemic flu antigen combined with the company's novel nanoemulsion vaccine. These studies are unique because the adjuvant was administered for the first time by subcutaneous (SC) and intramuscular (IM) injections...  

DILI, 23 November 2009 (IRIN) - Ask Afonso de Jesus what he knows about avian influenza (H5N1) and the answer is worrying. “What’s that?” the 27-year-old chicken vendor asked, holding a bird ...  

International Health Issues: Assistant Secretary Jones Appointed as Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza And Pandemic Influenza Coordinator  

Health Organization are concerned over the new cases of Avian Influenza or the H5N1 in poultries in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, saying that the virus may mutate into a new strain if it comes into contact with another influenza virus. “The  

Via Xinhua: Bird flu reappears in N Vietnam. Excerpt:Bird flu reappeared in Vietnam's northern province of Thai Nguyen, killing 405 poultry, the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on its website on Tuesday. The...  

Via The Globe and Mail: How Canada's H1N1 plan delivered for mothers. Excerpt:Jordana Simms woke in the middle of the night with the feeling her chest was being crushed. She was two months pregnant, suspected she had H1N1 – and...  

WHO has published Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 24. The Ministry of Health of Egypt has reported a new confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H5N1). The case is a 21 year-old male from Sedy Beshir District,...  

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is on high alert for the avian influenza or A (H5N1) following an outbreak of the disease in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.  

University of Guelph scientists have made a discovery that may lead to more effective vaccines to protect poultry and humans from the deadly avian influenza virus. "We have found one of the molecular determinants of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that can induce immune responses in chickens," said Prof. Shayan Sharif, a researcher in the Department of Pathobiology and lead author of the study published recently in the journal PLoS ONE. “This...  

The home of high impact research in analytical, bioanalytical and detection science. Article citation: Cuong Cao, Analyst, 2010, DOI: 10.1039/b916821b Cuong Cao, Raghuram Dhumpa, Dang Duong Bang, Zohreh Ghavifekr, Jonas Høgberg and Anders Wolff In this  

Nigeria: Bird Flu Not Over in NigeriaAllAfrica.comFor instance, in 1997, there was pandemic threat of avian flu in Hong Kong. Few hundred people were infected with the highly pathogenic A/H5N1. ...Zambia - Preventing Bird fluMeattradenewsdaily (blog)Vietnam: Avian influenza outbreakVetsweb (press release)India - All clear on Bird fluMeattradenewsdaily (blog)all 5 news articles »  

Via Bird Flu Information Corner, a couple of reports of poultry outbreaks. Here's one of them, from a news source called HuPelita: Lebak, Banten ::: Bird flu outbreak in several villages. Bird flu infected chickens disposed to irrigation canal. Excerpt:Dozen...  

Via Xinhua: Thailand's North alerted of bird flu outbreak. It's suspected, not confirmed. Excerpt:Thailand's North has alerted of the bird flu outbreak after almost 100 poultries died recently in a northern province of Nan. As Thailand's North is now experiencing...  

Via Bird Flu Information Corner, a report from Padang Today: West, North Sumatera ::: Bird flu outbreak. Excerpt:Agriculture, Livestock and Horticulture Service (Dispernaktura) of Kabupaten Pasaman Barat identified hundreds of chicken infected by bird flu H5N1 virus in Kecamatan Pasaman,...  

Indonesia: B2B H5N1 outbreak in East Java. Via Bird Flu Information Corner, a translated report from Jawa Pos: Bojonegoro, East Java ::: Bird flu attacks geese and chickens. About 57 geese and 5 chickens dropped dead in Kelurahan ...  

RUSSIA - The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a sick dove in Moscow region, which was found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).  

From the Announcement: New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University researchers say. The researchers linked many powerful computer systems together to analyze enormous amounts of genetic data collected from all publicly available [...]  

eyes,' she said. Last month, WHO warned that with fresh bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened. Scientists fear that bird flu, which  

Quebec City (ots/PRNewswire) - Medicago Inc. a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary ...  

The authors say their findings cast doubt on the role of statins in combating a flu pandemic. Vietnam has first H5N1 case in 6 months A 23-year-old man in northern Vietnam has died of H5N1 avian influenza, marking the country's first case in 6 months ...  

Via Healthcare Republic.com: Researchers identify why bird flu did not cause a pandemic. Bird flu has so far failed to cause a pandemic because at least two simultaneous genetic mutations in the virus are required before it can be transmitted...  

Via Bird Flu Information Corner, a translated report from Padang Today: Padang, West Sumatera ::: Duck farmer suspected to contract bird flu. A resident of Tanjuang Durian, Nagari Baru Kecamatan Bayang Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, Dasrizal (37), suspected to contract bird...  

Manila, Nov 24 (DPA) The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Tuesday of a possible resurgence of bird flu amid new cases of the disease in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Manila-based WHO Western Pacific Office said the presence of the H5N1 virus in poultry placed those in direct contact with the birds at [...]  

UNION CITY, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABAX), a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis instruments and rapid tests for the medical, research and veterinary markets, announced today that it has entered the production animal diagnostics marketplace with its first product, a rapid Avian Influenza Antigen Test. This is a USDA-licensed test for Avian Influenza Type A nucleoprotein...  

Thanh Nien DailyVietnam reports bird flu outbreak among poultryAFPHANOI — Vietnam has announced the reemergence of bird flu among its poultry after six months with no reported outbreaks of the H5N1 virus, the country's ...Bird flu reoccurs in northern province of VietnamXinhuaBird flu returns after 6 months of quietThanh Nien DailyNew outbreak of H5N1 flu reported in Dien BienVOVNews.vnall 13 news articles »  

Background: Since the emergence of H5N1 high pathogenicity (HP) avian influenza virus (AIV) in Asia, numerous efforts worldwide have focused on elucidating the relative roles of wild birds and domestic poultry movement in virus dissemination. In accordance with this a surveillance program for AIV in wild birds was conducted in Mongolia from 2005-2007. An important feature of Mongolia is that there is little domestic poultry production in the...  

Egypt's health ministry recently confirmed a new human H5N1 avian influenza case, a 3-yaer-old boy is hospitalized in stable condition, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Nov 27. His illness is Egypt's 89th confirmed H5N1 case to date ...  

Via Google News, Helen Branswell of The Canadian Press reports: H1N1 flu virus voted top news story of 2009 in Canadian Press survey. Of course, it's been Branswell's brilliant reporting, based on years of tracking SARS, H5N1, and other health...  

Via Thanh Nien Daily: US funds bird-flu prevention media campaign. Excerpt:Vietnam’s Department of Animal Health has launched a US-funded mass media campaign on avian influenza prevention. The two-month “Three Good Things” campaign, funded by the US Agency for International Development,...  

A compound tested in mice has proved safer and more effective against H5N1 bird flu than the popular antiviral Tamiflu, scientists in Wisconsin said. T-705 even works after several days of infection, said Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a virologist at the University  

Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday of a possible resurgence of bird flu amid new cases of the disease in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Manila-based WHO Western Pacific Office said the presence of the ...  

Alan Sipress needed more than a pen and paper to report on bird flu. To interview the mother of two victims in Java, he showed up wearing a white hooded jumpsuit with goggles, a respirator and rubber gloves that made it hard to take notes. Bird flu, before it was pushed ou....  

Dr. Julie Gerberding, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was named president of Merck & Co's vaccine division. Gerberding, who led the CDC from 2002 to 2009, stepped down when President Barack Obama took office. Gerberding’s tenure at the CDC included the investigation into the anthrax attacks that killed five people in 2001, the H5N1 avian influenza, the global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or...  

HANOI - VIETNAM has announced the reemergence of bird flu among its poultry after six months with no reported outbreaks of the H5N1 virus, the country's animal health department said.The infected poultry were reported in nine farming households in the northern mountainous Dien Bien province between October 21 and 23, said the department in an online report late on Sunday.  

By Fang Xiao & Gu Yunyin, Epoch Times Staff, Dec. 7, 2009- When the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the outbreak of swine flu, some experts predicted that if swine flu combined with the avian flu in Asia, it would probably cause a genetic mixing of the swine flu and the avian flu, and the result [...]  

Via the Bangkok Post: Old diseases never die, they just relapse. Excerpt:As Thailand faces the new threat from an influenza pandemic, old foes such as bird flu, cholera and dengue fever are threatening to make a comeback, experts warned. As...  

Study: H5N1 needs double mutation to gain human transmissibility A team of British and American researchers say their experiments suggest that the H5N1 avian influenza virus would have to undergo at least two simultaneous mutations to gain the ...  

Via Vietnamnet Bridge: Localities urged to prevent A/H1N1 flu. The last paragraph is open to interpretation.The central province of Quang Binh and the northern province of Dien Bien have strengthened measures to cope with A/H1N1 flu while the deadly virus...  

In this issue, Khazeni and colleagues developed a model to examine the health impacts and cost-effectiveness of various influenza mitigation strategies in a city similar to New York for influenza A H5N1 and novel H1N1. The model demonstrates an important conclusion: The population health benefit of administering even a vaccine of low efficacy (50%) can be substantial if the proportion of the population receiving the vaccine is high.  

Via the Chosun Ilbo: Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak Worries Health Officials. Excerpt:The resurgence of bird flu in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province is causing concerns to health authorities as the H1N1 flu scare continues. A low pathogenic bird-flu virus was found in...  

Since up until now, we've only seen the third case of serious swine flu emerged in Shanghai, you may well be wondering, “how bad could all this hullabaloo get anyway?" Pretty bad. Do you remember Avian Flu? The one that had a high mortality rate but was difficult to contract? What would you say about the creation of a supervirus that was as contagious as the swine flu and as deadly as the avian flu? It may not be as far-fetched a...  

Average quality rating by the Stockhouse community. The duck farm in Chung Chong-Namdo (Gobuk-myeon, Seo-san city) holds 26,800 duck of which 40 birds were found to be positive for H5N2. The source of the infection could not be established. As part ...  

The last time I wrote about the politics of the flu, Bush was trying to get everyone hopped up over the impending bird flu (Avian flu) pandemic that would require that government have all power in order to save us. Since then, I've largely stopped paying attention to the waves of pandemic hysteria that sweep around popular culture. I've vaguely noted that the swine flu seems to be the thing of the moment, but, actually, there are so many...  

PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned the entry of birds and poultry, including their products, from Czech Republic as part of its efforts to keep the Philippines safe from avian influenza or the bird flu virus.  

Hanoi - A 23-year-old man has died of avian influenza, bringing Vietnam's bird-flu death toll to five this year, health officials said Tuesday, also confirming two more deaths from swine flu. The Ministry of Health reported the man, from the north ...  

Background: The pandemic potential of influenza A (H5N1) virus is a prominent public health concern of the 21st century. Objective: To estimate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alternative pandemic (H5N1) mitigation and response strategies. Design: Compartmental epidemic model in conjunction with a Markov model of disease progression. Data Sources: Literature and expert opinion. Target Population: Residents of a U.S...  

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A new study by American and British scientists has tried to explain why bird flu has not become a pandemic disease. The report prepared by scientists from Imperial College London, the University of Reading and the University of North Carolina, USA, says that bird flu viruses would have to undergo at least [...]  

Lexington High School team rising to bird flu challengeLexington Minuteman... “Investigating the Spread of Bird Flu: Phylogenetic Analysis of Influenza Subtype H5N1.” It aids in understanding the spread of the avian influenza ...  

New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University researchers say. The researchers linked many powerful computer systems together to analyze enormous amounts of genetic data collected from all publicly available isolated strains of the H5N1 virus -- the cause of avian flu.  

The H1N1 influenza virus originated from people.Because we know this virus spreads easily from a person, people with the H1N1 virus should stay home, stay away from other people, and very definitely stay away from the farm to avoid spreading the virus to animals.Dr. Cate Dewey, Ontario Veterinary College:It's a virus, a brand new virus, that's made up of component parts from a human influenza, a pig influenza and an avian influenza virus.It...  

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex:INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that a combination of its synthetic consensus H1N1, H2N2, H3N2, and H5N1 influenza vaccine candidates achieved protective antibody responses against several different influenza sub-types and strains in ferrets. In addition, ferrets immunized with Inovio’s SynConTM universal flu vaccine...  

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex:INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that a combination of its synthetic consensus H1N1, H2N2, H3N2, and H5N1 influenza vaccine candidates achieved protective antibody responses against several different influenza sub-types and strains in ferrets. In addition, ferrets immunized with Inovio...  

Via BeritaJakarta.com: Bird flu anticipation, poultry destroyed. This may sound confusing, but Jakarta has banned backyard poultry for several years, with somewhat spotty enforcement. Excerpt:The East Jakarta Administration is seriously anticipating bird flu spread on its areas. One of the...  

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NanoBio Corporation today announced positive results from studies in mice in which immune responses were evaluated following administration of 5g doses of recombinant H5N1 pandemic flu antigen combined with the companys novel nanoemulsion vaccine. These studies are unique because the adjuvant was administered for the first time by subcutaneous (SC) and intramuscular...  

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NanoBio Corporation today announced positive results from studies in mice in which immune responses were evaluated following administration of 5µg doses of recombinant H5N1 pandemic flu antigen combined with the company’s novel nanoemulsion vaccine. These studies are unique because the adjuvant was administered for the first time by subcutaneous (SC) and intramuscular (IM) injections. The mice that received...  

Background: Influenza A virus genomes are comprised of 8 negative strand single-stranded RNA segments and are thought to encode 11 proteins, which are all translated from mRNAs complementary to the genomic strands. Although human, swine and avian influenza A viruses are very similar, cross-species infections are usually limited. However, antigenic differences are considerable and when viruses become established in a different host or if...  

following the death of 1,000 ducks in the central province of Suphan Buri in Thailand. Berita Jakarta INDONESIA - The East Jakarta Administration is seriously anticipating bird flu spread on its areas. One of the ways is destroying 3,752 poultry to stop  

DILI, 23 November 2009 (IRIN) - Ask Afonso de Jesus what he knows about avian influenza (H5N1) and the answer is worrying. “What’s that?” the 27-year-old chicken vendor asked, holding a bird he hopes to sell on the open market in Dili, the ...  

Thanks to Mike Coston at Avian Flu Diary for picking up this article by Alan Sipress at the Washington Post: If swine flu joins bird flu, the flu pandemic may be much worse. Consider this today's must-read. Excerpt:Influenza is a...  

(NaturalNews) Three doctors and six nurses from the town of Grudziadz, Poland, are being investigated on charges that they recruited 350 homeless people into a clinical trial of a vaccine for the H5N1 flu virus without informing them what the study ...  

Indonesia: Hundreds of chickens die in South Sumatera. Via Bird Flu Information Corner, a translated report from Suara Merdeka: South Sumatera ::: Hundreds of backyard chickens die of bird flu. Well, it's suspected H5N1, ...  

JAKARTA, 13 mars -- Eight people from the same village in the Indonesian province of Lampung, including two babies and two teenagers, were hospitalized for having developed symptoms of avian flu, reported Thursday the Indonesian agency Antara. After ...  

The case is a 3 year-old male from Minia Governorate. His symptoms started on 21 November 2009. He was admitted to hospital on 22 November and his condition is stable. Investigations into the source of infection indicated that the case had close ...  

South Korea confirms the existence of a new outbreak of bird flu in a duck farm in the south-west of the country. Health services have killed some 6,500 ducks from livestock located in Jeongeup and imposed a security zone of 10 kilometers in diameter ...  

A genetic hurdle that proved too great may have prevented deadly bird flu causing a terrifying pandemic, researchers have learned. Scientists discovered the H5N1 strain would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic changes to transmit easily from  

Researchers now say the avian flu, or bird flu, is much less likely to cause a pandemic than previously thought. The virus would have to make two mutations simultaneously to become widespread. read more  

This is a realy good book I have come across regarding fighting bird flu and influenza. In Beating the Flu, Dr. J. E. Williams apprises the situation honestly and offers vital advice for avoiding Bird Flu as well as steps for safely overcoming the virus should you contract it. Dr. Williams argues that due to a severe shortage in antiviral pharmaceutical drugs, natural medicines will play a  

KUALA LUMPUR: Health Ministry announces a nationwide dengue and avian flu alert; dengue cases stand at 819 with two deaths in Malacca and one in Perak. Health deputy director-general Datuk Dr Hasan Ab...  

In Memorandum Orders No. 31 and 32 dated November 25 and December 3, respectively, the Agriculture department cited an outbreak of non-lethal low pathogenic avian influenza in the two areas as the reason for the import ban  

'The obvious risk is of H5N1 combining with the pandemic [H1N1] virus' Virologists and influenza authorities are becoming increasingly concerned that the 2009 A-H1N1 flu virus could “reassort” with the highly virulent H5N1 avian flu that’s still prevalent in parts of the world like China, and that a mutation could occur resulting in a new strain that has the lethality of H5N1 and the human transmissibility of A-H1N1. The concerns have grown in...  

These days there is more to talk about bird flu. Among the hunters it is doubtful whether one can contract the disease when handling birds killed during hunting, especially migratory species. We also wonder if dogs can contract the disease while collecting these pieces, and if both can transmit the disease to their owners. We will answer these questions.  

Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997, and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. It is spread by infected migratory birds (including wild ducks and geese) to domestic poultry (primarily chickens, ducks, and turkeys), and then to humans.  

Nanoemulsion Vaccine Demonstrates Significant Protection Against H5N1 Flu StrainNanowerk LLCThe company's lead dermatology and anti-infective product candidates include treatments for herpes labialis (cold sores), onychomycosis (nail fungus), ...and more »  

Bird flu has killed a Vietnamese man, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday, following warnings from the World Health Organization about a potential combination of the bird flu and swine flu viruses.Th...  

Thailand's North has alerted of the bird flu outbreak after almost 100 poultries died recently in a northern province of Nan. As Thailand's North is now experiencing the winter, during Oct.7 to Nov. 5 some 79 poultries died in six districts of Nan ...  

MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned the entry of birds and poultry, including their products, from Czech Republic as part of its efforts to keep the Philippines safe from avian influenza or the bird flu virus. In a ...  

Indonesia: B2B H5N1 in West Java. Via Bird Flu Information Corner, a translated report from Pikiran Rakyat: Majalengka, West Java ::: AI outbreak in chickens. Excerpt: About six hundred chickens in two villages of Kabupaten Majalengka ...  

Aseptrol S10 - Tab is based on Chlorine dioxide (CIO2) release technology ... H1N1 virus, Avian Influenza A (H3N2), Influenza A, and HIV, on contact surfaces," said Gary Dee, Business Director, Home and Personal Care, Care Chemicals North America at ...  

Lauren Davis writes on io9.com: Looking toward the worst case scenario for the swine flu pandemic, virologists in Lyon are attempting to create a virus as contagious as swine flu and as deadly as avian flu. Is it time to call in Bruce Willis yet? Researchers at the Jean Mérieux/INSERM facility in Lyon, France, are working with the highly contagious H1N1 virus and its more lethal relation H5N1, better known as the avian flu. The scientists are...  

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - Thanks to the threat of H5N1 avian influenza, tons of work was done in the past five years or so to prepare for a flu pandemic.  

the most respected doctor on the subject of influenzas) is highly concerned about this happening. China, Vietnam and Indonesia are now starting H5N1 vaccine programs for their citizens. H5N1 is endemic in China. Now H1N1 is making the rounds there. It is  

Voice of AmericaChina expert warns of pandemic flu mutationReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - China must be alert to any mutation or changes in the behavior of the H1N1 swine flu virus because the far deadlier H5N1 bird flu virus is endemic in the country, a leading Chinese disease expert said. ...Vaccine-maker tries to assure patients H1N1 doses are safeLos Angeles TimesDoctors wary of swine flu's apparent dipBaltimore SunHow to know if you're...  

NEWS SCAN: State epidemiology capacity drops, CDC critiqued on ethics procedures, H5N1 in Cambodia Dec 18, 2009 Report: State epidemiology capacity dropped 10% in past 3 years An assessment by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists ...  

Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published November 19 in PLoS One. The authors of the new study, from Imperial College  

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ONE. The authors of the new study, from Imperial  

Bird flu re-emerged as a threat in Asia on Tuesday when China reported the disease killed a woman in Beijing, and neighbouring Vietnam said a girl had contracted the virus. BEIJING - Bird flu re-emerged as a threat in Asia on Tuesday when China ...  

Indonesia, Java. Lebak, Banten ::: Bird flu outbreak in several villages. Bird flu infected chickens disposed to irrigation canal. Lebak, Banten – Livestock Service of Kabupaten Lebak, Banten Province monitored several villages of bird ...  

VIET NAM - The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in village poultry.  

Indonesia. West, North Sumatera - Bird flu outbreak. Padang, West Sumatera – Agriculture, Livestock and Horticulture Service (Dispernaktura) of Kabupaten Pasaman Barat identified hundreds of chicken infected by bird flu H5N1 virus in ...  

The Star-Ledger - NJ.comWHO calls for 'close' watch on flu in farmers, animalsAFPCurrently, countries are only required to notify avian influenza cases in birds to international authorities, although some nations have tougher domestic ...Flu dogma being rewritten by a strange virus no one pegged to trigger a pandemicThe Canadian PressH1N1: The good, the bad, and the pricklyEdmonton SunH1N1 Deaths Exceed 6000 - Animals Affected As...  

Next bird flu monitoring to start in Azerbaijan from November 16APAThe next bird flu monitoring will start in Azerbaijan from November 16, chief of State Veterinary Service under Agriculture Ministry Ismayil Hasanov said at ...and more »  

Boston GlobeYoung scientists compete for $100000 prizeBoston GlobeBrittney Joyce and Andrew Walsh, seniors at Lexington High, mapped the spread of avian flu and how the virus mutated, hoping to add to understanding of how ...and more »  

Directors jump flu queueLondon Free Press... SUN MEDIA TORONTO -- Hospital directors and professional athletes are jumping ahead of six-year-olds to get their H5N1 flu shots, Health Minister Deb ...and more »  

Movie Review: Beast WithinBlogcritics.org (blog)It opens with a car crash, followed by some voiceover about a doctor and a controversial vaccine for H5N1, aka bird flu. We see the old man attacked by ...