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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:21:28 +0100

Latest Bird Flu News updated every 15 minutes. Stay informed on latest Latest Bird Flu Avian Influenza H5N1 News.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:21:28 +0100

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How bird flu has spread

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:13:24 +0100

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Govt seeks to buy bird flu vaccine

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:50:31 +0100

The quantity of the vaccine and the antiviral drugs against the H5N1 virus that causes the disease has to be determined after considering various factors, he explained on the sidelines of an Avian Flu Forum at ...

Biomedical programme marks milestone with bird flu forum

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:49:56 +0100

QATAR University observed yesterday the 25th anniversary of its Biomedical Programme with an Avian Flu Forum, organised by the Department of Health Sciences, to discuss the global implications of the disease.

FAO-funded project to study role of birds in avian flu

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:54:51 +0100

Migratory birds flocking at the Kodiakkarai sanctuary near Vedaranyam. NAGAPATTINAM: A project, to be funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, will study the role of migratory birds in the spread of ...

S. Sulawesi establishes bird flu commission

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:27:00 +0100

The South Sulawesi administration on Tuesday inaugurated a provincial Bird Flu Control and Handling Commission, as it bids to stop the spread of the virus.

India is free of bird-flu, for now

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:32:26 +0100

Nearly a year after India was hit by the worst case of bird flu epidemic in West Bengal, the central government has notified the World Organisation Of Animal Health that the country for the time being, has ...

Project to study role of birds in avian flu

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:52:07 +0100

NAGAPATTINAM: A project, to be funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, will study the role of migratory birds in the spread of avian influenza, using tracking devices in three bird sanctuaries later ...

Cleveland Clinic Recognizes New Strategies For Creating Vaccines For Avian Flu As A Top Ten Medical Innovation For 2009

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:58:00 +0100

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced that its strategy for treating avian flu through genetically-engineered virus-like particles (VLPs) was ranked as a Top Ten Innovation at Cleveland Clinic 6th Annual Medical Innovation Summit. Novavax, Inc.

Record-level US Support For Bird Flu Program - Indonesia, Viet Nam And Egypt Among Major Beneficiary Countries

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:58:00 +0100

The United States will provide an additional $44.4 million in support of FAO's avian influenza control and prevention campaign, FAO announced today. With the new funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), US support to the FAO avian influenza program has reached a total of $112.8 million. The United States remains the largest donor to FAO's bird flu control activities implemented in more than 96 countries.

New Warning Over Bird Flu Vaccine - University Of Leicester Professor Calls For Vaccination Programme

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:58:00 +0100

A team of international researchers has written to the journal, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, calling for people to be vaccinated now against bird flu in order to mitigate the effects of global pandemic. Professor Karl Nicholson, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Leicester and Consultant Physician at the Leicester Royal Infirmary is among those who has written the article.

Avian Flu Virus Freed From Immune Recognition By Protein 'Tubules'

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:58:00 +0100

A protein found in the virulent avian influenza virus strain called H5N1 forms tiny tubules in which it "hides" the pieces of double-stranded RNA formed during viral infection, which otherwise would prompt an antiviral immune response from infected cells, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in an online report in the journal Nature.

Vaccinations Against Bird Flu Should Happen Now, Say Experts

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:58:00 +0100

People should be vaccinated now against bird flu rather than waiting for a global pandemic to erupt, an international panel of experts - including a leading British influenza specialist - say in a new report. 1 The influenza researchers say the World Health Organisation (WHO) and national governments should give "urgent consideration" to the idea of priming people in advance of bird flu with a preparatory vaccination.

Rockeby Biomed Awarded 750,000 Dolars Of Grants By Singapore Government For Influenza And Bird Flu Research, Singapore

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:58:00 +0100

Australia-listed, Singapore-based healthcare group, Rockeby biomed Ltd (ASX:RBY), today announced that it has been awarded two grants by the Singaporean Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING Singapore) under the Technology Enterprise Commercialisation Scheme (TECS).

Genetic Evidence For Avian Influenza Movement From Asia To North America Via Wild Birds

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:58:00 +0100

Wild migratory birds may be more important carriers of avian influenza viruses from continent to continent than previously thought, according to new scientific research that has important implications for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus surveillance in North America. As part of a multi-pronged research effort to understand the role of migratory birds in the transfer of avian influenza viruses between Asia and North America, scientists with the U.S.

Conference Focuses On Avian Flu Threat

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:58:00 +0200

As the first globally co-ordinated plan for the planet's gravest health threats is hatched by government ministers from around the world this weekend, a new report sets out a 10-point plan for this new, globalised approach to infectious diseases such as avian flu.

Protection For People And Pets By Vaccine Based On A Bird Flu Virus

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:58:00 +0200

A single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics, according to an article published in the November issue of the Journal of General Virology. The vaccine protects birds and mammals against different flu strains and can even be given to birds while they are still in their eggs, allowing the mass vaccination of wild birds.

Studies Of How SARS And Bird Flu Evade Antiviral Responses Funded By NIAID

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:58:00 +0200

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAID), one of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a contract to the University of Washington (UW) to use systems biology approaches to comprehensively analyze and model the virus-host interactions and cellular response networks that are induced or altered during the course of acute respiratory virus infection. This new research program will be led by Dr.

US Controls Bird Flu Vaccines Over Bioweapon Fears

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:33:51 +0200

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard.

Indonesia's bird flu warrior takes on the world

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:47:18 +0200

Sliding with short steps onto the stage in front of a crowd of students, academics and supporters, Indonesia's Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari is in her element.

U.S. Hoards Bird Flu Vaccines Over Bioweapon Fears

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:10:38 +0200

When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard. Yet deep inside an 86-page supplement to United States export regulations is a single sentence that bars U.S. exports of vaccines for avian ...

U.S. controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:56:08 +0200

When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard.

US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:23:05 +0200

By ROBIN McDOWELL, Associated Press Writer. When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard.

US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:30:16 +0200

JAKARTA, Indonesia - When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard. Yet deep inside an 86-page supplement to United States export regulations is a single sentence that bars U.S. exports of ...

Bird Flu Vaccine or Biological Weapon?

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:42:20 +0200

Bird Flu Vaccine or Biological Weapon? When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard.

Deadly bird flu virus found at German farm: EU

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:41:38 +0200

German authorities were culling poultry at a farm in Germany after the discovery of a case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the European Commission announced on Friday.

Germany: Poultry slaughtered after bird flu find

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:01:10 +0200

A health official says 1,400 birds have been slaughtered at a poultry farm in eastern Germany after a duck tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus.

Bird Flu Survival Guide

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:21:28 +0100

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