F.I.C will suspend operating for 7 days in memory of Mrs. Li JH    
submitted by kickingbird at May, 27, 2009 from F.I.C
The major sponsor of F.I.C, and the mother for us all, Mrs. Li JH has passed away on the early morning of 27th, May. In order to show our deepest sorrow and greatest respect, F.I.C will suspend operating ...

OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), South Africa    
submitted by kickingbird at 6 days ago from OIE
Information received on 11/05/2012 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa Summary Report ...

China: Crested myna tests positive for H5N1 virus in Hong Kong    
submitted by kickingbird at 11 days ago from news.gov.hk
     A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (May 7) that the carcass of a crested myna found in Yuen Long on April 27 was confirmed ...

WHO: Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update    
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2 May 2012 - The Indonesian IHR National Focal Point of the Ministry of Health has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. The case is a 2 year-old male from ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, China (People´s Rep. of)    
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 19, 2012 from OIE
Information received on 18/04/2012 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of) Summary Report ...

Chou YY, Vafabakhsh R, Doganay S, Gao Q, et al. One influenza virus particle packages eight unique viral RNAs as shown by FISH. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 days ago from Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012
Influenza A virus possesses a segmented genome of eight negative-sense, single-stranded RNAs. The eight segments have been shown to be represented in approximately equal molar ratios in a virus population; ...

Zhou F, Zhou J, Ma L, Song S, et al. High-yield production of a stable Vero cell-based vaccine candidate against the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1.. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2012..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 days ago from Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2012.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses pose a global pandemic threat, for which rapid large-scale vaccine production technology is critical for prevention and control. Because chickens are highly ...

Hui-Ling Yen, Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris. Virology: Bird flu in mammals. Nature 2012 doi:10.1038/nature11192.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 15 days ago from Nature 2012 doi:10.1038/nature11192
An engineered influenza virus based on a haemagglutinin protein from H5N1 avian influenza, with just four mutations, can be transmitted between ferrets, emphasizing the potential for a human pandemic to ...

Masaki Imai, etc.,al. Experimental adaptation of an influenza H5 HA confers respiratory droplet transmission to a reassortant H5 HA/H1N1 virus in ferrets. Nature 2012 doi:10.1038/nature10831.  Full Text  
submitted by kickingbird at 15 days ago from Nature 2012 doi:10.1038/nature10831
Highly pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza A viruses occasionally infect humans, but currently do not transmit efficiently among humans. The viral haemagglutinin (HA) protein is a known host-range determinant ...

NIH. Statement on NSABB´s March 30, 2012 Recommendations to NIH on H5N1 Research. NIH.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 15 days ago from NIH
April 14, 2012 On March 29-30, 2012, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) was convened to examine two revised manuscripts regarding the transmissibility of the H5N1 avian flu virus ...