CIDRAP News:Recreated gene sheds light on lethality of 1918 flu virus
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 25, 2004 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/hot/flu/news/nov240)
By recreating a key surface protein from the 1918 pandemic flu virus and testing its effects in mice, researchers have shown that the protein might have been an important reason for the virus´s ... US:CDC Attempts Bird Flu Experiment
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 24, 2004 from NPR (via http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4184504)
CDC officials are about to try what could be a very controversial experiment: They want to alter a bird flu virus to see if it will infect humans. It´s an attempt to simulate what is believed to have ... newly uploaded articles in F.I.C 20041119(parainfluenza)
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from F.I.C
Efficacy of Novel Hemagglutinin-Neuraminidase Inhibitors BCX 2798 and BCX 2855 against Human Parainfluenza Viruses In Vitro and In Vivohttp://www.flu.org.cn/resources/200411193612.htm Article
Type-specific ... RFI: computer modeling of avian flu outbreak
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 19, 2004 from F.I.C
For those interested in the computer modeling of avian flu and with avaliable below data, please contact NIH/MIDAS project
MIDAS is studying social networks - how people interact with each other - ... newly uploaded articles in F.I.C 20041117
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from F.I.C
Multiple Genotypes of Influenza B Virus Circulated between 1979 and 2003.http://www.flu.org.cn/resources/200411176896.htm Article
Immunogenicity and Protection Efficacy of Replication-Deficient ... Computer Models to Simulate Hypothetical Outbreak of Avian Flu
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 16, 2004 from NIH (via http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nigms-15.htm)
A group of scientists who are developing computer models to combat infectious diseases have focused their attention on the H5N1 strain of the bird influenza virus. By simulating the outbreak of this potentially ... NIAID Launches Influenza Genome Sequencing Project
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 16, 2004 from NIAID
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced a joint influenza genome sequencing project with several scientific partners. ... Newly uploaded articles in F.I.C
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from F.I.C
Public Health Interventions and SARS Spread, 2003http://www.flu.org.cn/resources/200411142466.htm Article
Human illness from avian influenza H7N3, British Columbia.http://www.flu.org.cn/resources/200411143940.htm Article ... St Jude named ´Research Leader´ by Scientific American magazine
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St Jude Children´s Research Hospital has been named by Scientific American magazine as a "Research Leader" within the 2004 Scientific American 50--the magazine´s prestigious annual list recognizing ... How to spread the supply of flu vaccine New study finds one-fifth of normal dose is just as good
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 5, 2004 from San Francisco Chronicle
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San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, November 4, 2004 In the midst of a vaccine shortage that has left the nation with half its supply of flu shots, researchers have ... New Data Proves Oseltamivir Effective Against Human H5N1 and Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 1, 2004 from Retroscreen Virology Ltd
Study confirms need to stockpile oseltamivir as a management strategy for the ... Canada:National lab working to crack mysteries of dangerous avian flu viruses
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 25, 2004 from Canadian Press (via http://www.canada.com/news/national/story.html?id=677a3023-0)
Scientists in Winnipeg are toiling over two viruses that are giving experts in the flu world more than a few sleepless nights - the H5 and H7 avian influenza strains, considered the biggest threats to ... British scientists make breakthrough in vaccine storage
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 22, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency
Vaccines could be stored for years without refrigeration thanks to a technological breakthrough whichpromises to revolutionize public health care, British scientists said Tuesday.
The ... Journal review:The first finding of tiger influenza by virus isolation and specific gene amplification(china)
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from F.I.C
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for full chinese text, please contact yangli@flu.org.cn Easing bio-security on reconstituted 1918 killer virus raises concerns
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 22, 2004 from yahoo news and PromedMail
The decision by a team of U.S. researchers to ease bio-security precautions for a reconstituted version of the 1918 pandemic flu virus - the most lethal killing machine in viral history - is sparking debate ... Avian flu infected 1,000 people in 2003, Dutch report says
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from CIDRAP News
Oct 20, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – Avian influenza probably infected at least 1,000 people during a major outbreak in the Netherlands in 2003, many more than originally thought, Dutch researchers say.
Results ... Experts seek to modernize flu vaccine-making process
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 20, 2004 from The Associated Press
The crisis in the nation’s flu vaccine supply has led to renewed calls to modernize a half-century-old manufacturing system that relies on millions of chicken eggs and a lot of educated guesswork.Because ... China Surveillance Report from 1995-2004
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 28, 2004 from F.I.C
The F.I.C had uploaded the 'china:Reported case number and reported incidence rate(per 100,000) of A,B and C noticeable infectious disease' and 'china: National Data of Class A and B infectious Disease' ... Bird flu vaccine fails first trial
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 18, 2004 from Australian Associated Press (via http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951611392.html)
An experimental bird flu vaccine has failed to protect chickens against the deadly virus, its Australian makers say.
Only a small percentage of the chickens inoculated in the first Australian trial of ... Dutch researchers:Bird flu more infectious than first thought
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 14, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/14/content_2087489)
BRUSSELS, Oct. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- More than 1,000 people in the Netherlands were infected with the avian flu virus last year during an epidemic in the Dutch poultry industry, a Dutch government ... 317 items, 20/Page, Page[14/16][|<<] [|<] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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