Archive for the ‘Bird Flu / Avian’ Category
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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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
MIT researchers have explained why two mutations in the H1N1 avian flu virus were critical for viral transmission in humans during the 1918 pandemic outbreak that killed at least 50 million people. The team showed that the 1918 influenza strain developed two mutations in a surface molecule ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 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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Sunday, February 17th, 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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Saturday, February 16th, 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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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Avian influenza (bird flu) has spread to infect birds in half of Bangladesh's 64 districts, say Bangladeshi officials. The two latest outbreaks took place in Gopalganj and Sylhet, according to the Ministry of Health. Some dead crows which were later found to be infected with the H5N1 bird flu ...
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Saturday, February 16th, 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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Saturday, February 16th, 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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Saturday, February 16th, 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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Saturday, February 16th, 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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