Mice unlock mystery of Spanish flu
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 13, 2004 from Nature
Disease experts have come a step closer to understanding the deadly secrets of the Spanish flu virus, which killed around 20 million people in 1918?9. By reconstructing genes from the killer and introducing ... US:CDC,Aventis announce allocation plan for flu vaccine [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 13, 2004 from CIDRAP
Oct 12, 2004 (CIDRAP News) ?To cope with the loss of nearly half of the nation's influenza vaccine supply, federal health officials and Aventis Pasteur announced plans today to distribute Aventis's 22.4 ... US:CDC Flu Plan Aims to Guard Those at Risk
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 13, 2004 from AP
The government moved Tuesday to direct scarce remaining flu shots straight to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for the patients who need them most.
But only a fraction of the 22.4 ... Surveillance reports of influenza virus in China
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 10, 2004 from F.I.C
Global experts can download the surveillance report of influenza virus in China by click the articles on the homepage's navigation toolbar.
or simply click the link
The english abstracts in TIF version ... US:Efforts to ban preservative in flu shots revived
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 10, 2004 from The Orlando Sentinel
The government's push this year to vaccinate young children against the flu has triggered new interest in banning a mercury-based preservative found in most influenza shots.
Called thimerosal, the preservative ... A summary of respiratory viruses isolated in laboratories around Australia
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 9, 2004 from influenza centre,Melbourne
A summary of respiratory viruses isolated in laboratories around Australia.
Royal Children's Hospital, Virology Laboratory, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Data provided courtesy of Dr. Robert Alexander
Specimens ... Influenza outbreaks in New Zealand begin to subside
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 9, 2004 from influenza centre,Melbourne
The late outbreak of influenza seen in New Zealand over the past 3-4 weeks has begun to subside and the weekly consultation rates for influenza like illness (ILI) which peaked at week 38 at approximately ... WHO Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for the Southern Hemisphere for 2005
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 9, 2004 from influenza centre,Melbourne
The WHO annual consultation on the composition of influenza vaccines for the Southern Hemisphere, 2005 took place for the first time Canberra, Australia on the 21-23 September 2004. The following recommendations ... AIVC decision on Influenza vaccine composition for Australia 2005
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 9, 2004 from influenza centre,Melbourne
AIVC decision on Influenza vaccine composition for Australia 2005 (New 7.10.04)
The meeting of the Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) on Influenza Vaccines was convened on 5th October 2003. ... US:State invokes never-used law to protect scarce flu vaccine
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 9, 2004 from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ?Health officials on Friday for the first time invoked an emergency state law to save the supply of suddenly scarce flu vaccine for people consideDoctors and hospitals could be subject ... Children´s Hospital Boston wins $2.5 million in health surveillance grants [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 9, 2004 from medicalnewstoday (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=14685)
First-time CDC program sponsors public health research The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made two large grants to the Children´s Hospital Boston Informatics Program (CHIP) as part ... Arizona:State works on influenza problem [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 8, 2004 from Douglas Dispatch (via http://www.douglasdispatch.com/articles/2004/10/07/news/news)
PHOENIX - State health officials want most Arizonans to give up getting influenza shots this year to leave enough vaccine for those really at risk.
Will Humble, chief of epidemiology and disease control, ... Thailand:update of Avian Influenza surveillance in human
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 8, 2004 from MOPH (via http://thaigcd.ddc.moph.go.th/AI_case_report_061004.html)
Avian Influenza surveillance in humanAs at October 6, 2004.Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Diseases Control, Ministry of Public Health
Bureau ... US CDC:Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations, 2004-05 Influenza Season
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 6, 2004 from USCDC (via http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm53d1005a1.htm)
Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations, 2004–05 Influenza Season
On October 5, 2004, CDC was notified by Chiron Corporation that none of its influenza vaccine (Fluvirin®) would be available ... WHO:Avian influenza-situation in Thailand; status of pandemic vaccine development
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 5, 2004 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_10_04/en/)
Avian influenza – situation in Thailand; status of pandemic vaccine development
4 October 2004
Situation in Thailand
The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has today confirmed a further case of human ... Medical pros fear flu pandemic
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 3, 2004 from New York Daily News,燦Y
Experts are deeply worried that a "perfect storm" of virulent flu may sweep across the globe this year.
The reemergence of a deadly strain of bird flu in Asia has spurred jitters among public health ... Canada:Officials´ plan to fight avian flu
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from globwandmail.com (via http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/L)
VANCOUVER -- If the avian flu outbreaks in Asia give rise to a new virus that proves virulent to humans, Canadian health officials will likely turn to chickens to produce a vaccine.
Perry Kendall, provincial ... US:NC plan addresses predicted pandemic
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Charlotte Observer (subscription),燦C (via http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/9806046.htm)
With world health experts predicting a flu pandemic any year now, N.C. health officials have drafted a plan for closing schools and ordering quarantines to prevent the spread of a new and deadly virus.
"We ... Facts you should know when studying influenza epidemiology in China
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from F.I.C
Did you know?
The expression of 'influenza' in Chinese means 'epidemical cold' and this greatly misleads ordinary people for believing influenza is a kind of common cold...............
Did you know?
Three ... China:Bird flu alert as Golden Week approaches
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Straits Times,燬ingapore (via http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/eyeoneastasia/story/0,4395,)
Tens of millions prepare to go on holiday even as ministry warns of deadly virus outbreak as migration season starts
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