EISS. EISS Weekly Report: Week 43, 2005. EISS. Full Text [Primary member]
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Influenza activity in Europe remains low
Summary: The intensity of clinical influenza activity in Europe is currently low. Sporadic laboratory confirmed cases of influenza have been detected since week ... US CDC. US:Weekly Report for Influenza Summary Update (Week 41,2005). US CDC. Full Text [Primary member]
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Weekly Report: Influenza Summary UpdateWeek ending October 15, 2005-Week 41
Synopsis:During week 41 (October 9 - October 15, 2005)*, influenza activity occurred at a low level in the United ... US CDC. US:Weekly Report for Influenza Summary Update (Week 42,2005). US CDC. Full Text [Primary member]
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Weekly Report: Influenza Summary UpdateWeek ending October 22, 2005-Week 42
Synopsis:During week 42 (October 16 - October 22, 2005)*, influenza activity was low in the United States. Nine ... US CDC. US:Weekly Report for Influenza Summary Update (Week 43,2005). US CDC. Full Text [Primary member]
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Weekly Report: Influenza Summary UpdateWeek ending October 29, 2005-Week 43
Synopsis:During week 43 (October 23 ?October 29, 2005)*, influenza activity was low in the United States. Three (0.4%) ... Lo JYC, Tsang THF, Leung Y-H, Yeung EYH, Wu T, Lim WWL. Respiratory Infections during SARS Outbreak, Hong Kong, 2003. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Nov edition. Full Text
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The effect of community hygienic measures during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong was studied by comparing the proportion of positive specimens of various respiratory viruses ... Stanley E, Sokol TM, Scott C, Ratard RC. Influenza in Louisiana: an analysis of Louisiana Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Data, 1998-2004. J La State Med Soc. 2005 Jul-Aug;157(4):203-6. Abstract [Primary member]
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Analysis of the influenza sentinel surveillance data from the Louisiana Office of Public health showed that the influenza season for Louisiana starts between October and December and ends between December ... Olsen SJ, Ungchusak K, Sovann L, Uyeki TM, Dowell SF, Cox NJ, et al. Family Clustering of Avian Influenza A (H5N1). Emerg Infect Dis . 2005 Nov. Full Text
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To the Editor: The unprecedented epizootic of avian influenza A (H5N1) in Asia poses a serious threat of causing the next global influenza pandemic. H5N1 viruses, to which humans have little or no immunity, ... Tiensin T, Chaitaweesub P, Songserm T, Chaisingh A, Hoonsuwan W, Buranathai C, et al. Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Thailand, 2004. Emerg Infect Dis . 2005 Nov. Full Text
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In January 2004, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the H5N1 subtype was first confirmed in poultry and humans in Thailand. Control measures, e.g., culling poultry flocks, restricting poultry ... John S. Brownstein, Ken P. Kleinman and Kenneth D. Mandl. Identifying Pediatric Age Groups for Influenza Vaccination Using a Real-Time Regional Surveillance System. American Journal of Epidemiology 2005 162(7):686-693. Abstract
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Evidence is accumulating that universal vaccination of schoolchildren would reduce the transmission of influenza. The authors sought to identify target age groups within the pediatric population that develop ... EISS. EISS Weekly Report: Week 42, 2005. EISS. Full Text
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Summary: The intensity of influenza activity in Europe is low. Only two countries, Poland and Hungary, reported an increase in clinical activity in week 42/2005, but in both countries the incidence of ... EISS. EISS Weekly Report: Week 41, 2005. EISS. Full Text
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Low influenza activity in EuropeSummary: This is the first bulletin of the 2005-2006 influenza season. The intensity of clinical influenza activity is low in all parts of Europe. Increasing activity is ... Puzelli S, Di Trani L, Faviani C, et al. Serolgoical analysis of serum samples from humans exposed to avian H7 influenza viruses in Italy between 1999 and 2003. J Infect Dis 2005; Oct 15 (early online publication). Full Text
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We evaluated the potential for avian-to-human transmissionof low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) and highly pathogenicavian influenza (HPAI) H7N1 and LPAI H7N3 virusesthat were responsible for several ... Kwon YK, Joh SJ, Kim MC, Sung HW, Lee YJ, Choi JG, Lee EK, Kim JH. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in the commercial domestic ducks of South Korea. Avian Pathol. 2005 Aug;34(4):367-70. Abstract
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The present study reports the clinical, virological and pathological findings observed in a natural outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in farmed commercial ducks. The ducks developed clinical ... CSR Global Influenza Programme. Responding to the avian influenza pandemic threats.Recommended strategic actions. WHO. Full Text
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This documents sets out activities that can be undertaken by individual countries. the international community and WHO to prepare the world for the next influenza pandemic and mitigate its impact once ... Center of Health Protection, Hong Kong. Hong Kong:Avian Influenza Report (Number 1, 2005). Center of Health Protection, Hong Kong. Full Text
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Avian Influenza Report is a weekly report produced by Respiratory Disease Office of Centre for Health Protection during the alert level of Government´s Preparedness Plan for Influenza Pandemic in ... Coulombier D, Ekdahl K. H5N1 influenza and the implications for Europe. BMJ. 2005 Aug 20;331(7514):413-4. Full Text
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H5N1 influenza and the implications for Europe A pandemic is likely, but Europe is getting prepared
In the 20th century, the world experienced three influenza A pandemics: "Spanish flu" claiming ... Gani R, Hughes H, Fleming D, Griffin T, Medlock J, Leach S. Potential Impact of Antiviral Use on Hospitalizations during Influenza Pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Sep. Full Text
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The recent spread of highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza has highlighted the threat posed by pandemic influenza. In the early phases of a pandemic, the only treatment available would be neuraminidase ... Kenneth WT Tsang, Philip Eng, CK Liam, Young-soo Shim and Wah K Lam. H5N1 influenza pandemic: contingency plans. The Lancet 2005; 366:533-534. Full Text
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The current epidemic of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, with a mortality of 58%, appears relentless in Asia, particularly in Vietnam and Thailand.1 Although inefficient, there is ... Ferguson NM, Cummings D, Cauchemez S, et al. Strategies for containing an emerging influenza pandemic in SE Asia. Nature 2005 (published online Aug 3). Abstract
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Highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza A viruses are now endemic in avian populations in Southeast Asia, and human cases continue to accumulate. Although currently incapable of sustained human-to-human transmission, ... Peter M. Sandman,Jody Lanard. Bird Flu:communicating the risk. PAHO Perspectives in Health. Full Text
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Health authorities want to spread the word that avian influenza has brought the world perilously close to a new flu pandemic. But raising awareness about uncertain threats can itself be perilous. Two leading ... 1961 items, 20/Page, Page[72/99][|<<] [|<] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80] [>|] [>>|] |
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