U.S.: Record 132 million flu shots to be made for next flu season
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 20, 2007 from CNN (via http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/19/us.flu.shots.ap/index.h)
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132 million doses ready for the 2007-2008 flu season, and even more could be available if a fifth company joins their ranks, officials ... U.S. CDC: New influenza A subtypes now reportable
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 17, 2007 from AMNews (via http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/04/23/hlsa0423.htm)
Infections caused by novel influenza A subtypes, which can cause pandemic flu, now have a place on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of reportable diseases -- falling alphabetically ... Dutch let poultry outdoors as bird flu fears ease
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 14, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L13124007.htm)
AMSTERDAM, April 13 (Reuters) - The Dutch Agriculture Ministry will lift an order on April 15 to keep commercial poultry indoors, which was introduced to prevent a possible bird flu spread, the ministry ... WB offers Vietnam loans to combat bird flu
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 14, 2007 from People Daily (via http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200704/12/eng20070412_3659)
The World Bank (WB) will financially help Vietnam better control bird flu outbreaks among fowls and prepare for potential ones among humans through a 38- million U.S. dollar project.
Under agreements ... Cambodia trains 4,700 vets for preventing bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 10, 2007 from People Daily (via http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200704/10/eng20070410_3650)
The Cambodian Agriculture Ministry and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have been cooperating to train about 4,700 vets and villagers for reeducating people to prevent bird flu, FAO ... Indonesia eyes bird flu vaccine cooperation with Egypt
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 3, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK219848.htm)
JAKARTA, April 3 (Reuters) - Indonesia is looking to work with Egypt to produce a human bird flu vaccine, its trade minister said on Tuesday.
Indonesia is the hardest-hit country for human fatalities ... WHO draws up formula on mechanism for bird flu virus distribution
submitted by 2366 at Mar, 27, 2007 from People Daily (via http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/27/eng20070327_3611)
The World Health Organization ( WHO) kicked off a high-level technical meeting of officials from 16 countries here on Monday to draw up a formula on the means of distribution and dispatch of the Avian ... Tamiflu side effects come under scrutiny
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 24, 2007 from Nature (via http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v446/n7134/full/446358a)
Japanese paediatricians are studying whetherTamiflu, the drug widely thought to be ourbest defence against avian flu, might be causingmental instability and suicidal tendencies.An initial study cleared ... South Korea joins Japan in Tamiflu alert
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 22, 2007 from AFP (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070322/hl_afp/healthfluasiapha)
South Korean officials said Thursday they will issue warnings on the bird flu drug Tamiflu, the second Asian nation to do so after Japan following reports of abnormal behaviour by young users.
The alert ... Japan warns against bird flu drug for teens
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 21, 2007 from Reuters (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070321/hl_nm/tamiflu_warning_ja)
Japan's Health Ministry said on Wednesday it had ordered the importer of the bird flu drug Tamiflu to warn doctors against giving it to teenagers after two new cases of abnormal behavior were reported. ... CIDRAP: Indonesia wants legal pact on sharing H5N1 samples
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 15, 2007 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/)
Indonesia vowed today not to share H5N1 avian influenza virus samples with the World Health Organization (WHO) until it has a "legally binding" guarantee that the samples won't be used to develop vaccines ... How prepared is the EU for an influenza pandemic?
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 4, 2007 from ECDC (via http://www.ecdc.eu.int/)
A new ECDC Technical Report published today reviews the state of preparedness of EU and EEA/EFTA Member States against a possible influenza pandemic. While much has been done since 2005 to improve preparedness, ... 4th INTERNATIONAL BIRD FLU SUMMIT
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 1, 2007 from FluRadar.com (via http://www.fluradar.com/newsletter/fr/022807/ms01/index.php)
The 4th International Bird Flu Summit will take place at the DoubleTree Hotel Crystal City-National Airport in Washington DC, 14 -15 March 2007. The purpose of the summit is to prepare the ... Pandemic Influenza Vaccines Workshop
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 28, 2007 from pacifichealthsummit.org (via http://pacifichealthsummit.org/initiatives/eiplab/pandemic_f)
In January 2007, the China CDC and the NBR Center for Health and Aging brought together 80 executives from policy, public health, science, and industry to discuss how to build a model for global ... WHO: Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2007-2008 northern hemisphere influenza season
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 15, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/recommendations2007)
It is recommended that vaccines to be used in the 2007-8 season (northern hemisphere winter) contain the following:
— an A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 (H1N1)-like virus;— an A/Wisconsin/67/2005 (H3N2)-like ... U.K.: Final confirmation of avian flu virus strain
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 14, 2007 from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (via http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2007/animal-0213.htm)
Deputy chief vet Fred Landeg today (13 February) confirmed that the laboratory analysis of the Suffolk and Hungary H5N1 avian influenza viruses is now complete.
The Veterinary Laboratory Agency (VLA) ... Warm spring could hamper China´s bird flu efforts
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 13, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK17897.htm)
China could face problems trying to control bird flu this spring due to abnormally high seasonal temperatures, the country's vice agriculture minister said.
"First, the spring season is usually prone ... U.S.: OSHA Unveils New Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for Influenza Pandemic
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 9, 2007 from OHSA (via http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_tabl)
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today unveiled new workplace safety and health guidance that will help employers prepare for an influenza pandemic.Developed ... FAO: Cats Should Be Monitored For Avian Flu
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 9, 2007 from Medical News Today (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=62622&)
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today that cats should be monitored for signs of bird flu or avian influenza.They said that cats, like humans, can become infected with the ... The Second International Conference on Avian Influenza in Humans
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 6, 2007 from Paris Anti-Avian Influenza 2007 (via http://www.isanh.com/avian-influenza)
The Second International Conference on Avian Influenza in Humans :
Recent Developments and Perspectives
Institut Pasteur - Paris – France
May 31- June 1, 2007
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