WHO: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VACCINE
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9 May 2007
I. Development of pandemic influenza vaccine
What is the difference between seasonal influenza vaccines, "pre-pandemic" vaccines, and pandemic vaccines?
Seasonal influenza vaccines refer ... New Host Species For Avian Influenza Identified
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In a new study published online in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, Dr. Vincent J. Munster, of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, andcolleagues identify new host species for avian influenza ... France cuts bird flu risk level, says threat falls
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PARIS, May 7 (Reuters) - France has reduced its precautions against bird flu as the risk of the disease hitting the country has become negligible again, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. France, ... Avian Flu ´Supermap´ Yields New Info On Source/spread
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Scientists here have designed a new, interactive map of the spread of the avian flu virus (H5N1) that for the first time incorporates genetic, geographic and evolutionary information that may help ... Novavax Reports Positive Pre-Clinical Study Results From Live Virus Challenge To Pandemic Flu Vaccine
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rate this articleNovavax Inc. said today that it has received positive study results from a live virus challenge to ferrets inoculated with its pandemic influenza vaccine, paving the way for clinical trials ... U.S.: HHS Issues Interim Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Public Settings During an Influenza Pandemic
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HHS Issues Interim Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Public Settings During an Influenza Pandemic
Facemasks and Respirators Could Provide Added Value When Used in Combination with Other ... Ghana reports its first H5N1 outbreak
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May 2, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – News services today reported the confirmation of H5N1 avian influenza on a chicken farm in Ghana, apparently making it the ninth African country to be hit by the virus.
Agriculture ... Indonesia defiant on sharing bird flu samples (AFP)
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JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia will not share bird flu samples with the World Health Organisation until a dispute with the UN body is resolved in "black and white," the nation's health minister said Wednesday.
Health ... WHO: Global stockpile of H5N1 vaccine ´feasible´
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26 APRIL 2007 | GENEVA -- Countries and vaccine manufacturers agreed on Wednesday in a meeting at WHO that it may be feasible to create a stockpile of H5N1 vaccine, and to separately develop a mechanism ... Bangladesh says bird flu spread to more farms (Reuters)
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DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh said on Saturday bird flu hasspread to six more farms despite efforts to tackle the virus byveterinary and health officials and the United Nations" />United Nations Food andAgriculture ... WHO warns against steroids for H5N1 patients
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Apr 20, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – In the wake of a clinical conference, the World Health Organization (WHO) has modified its recommendations on treatment for patients with H5N1 avian influenza by strengthening ... WHO: Global meeting on access to H5N1 and other pandemic vaccines
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Global meeting on access to H5N1 and other pandemic vaccines
Meeting on options for increasing the access of developing countries to H5N1 and other potential pandemic vaccines
In recent months, several ... China preparing to share bird flu samples -report
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BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) - China has agreed to send human bird flu samples to the World Health Organisation, state media said, in an apparent response to complaints that its reluctance to share the ... Falcons could have brought bird flu to Kuwait (AFP)
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KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Falcons illegally imported into Kuwait may have been the cause of an outbreak of bird flu that has forced authorities to cull about two million chickens, MPs charged on Tuesday.During ... FDA approves first bird flu vaccine (AP)
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WASHINGTON - A bird flu vaccine won federal approval for the first time Tuesday as a stopgap measure against a potential pandemic until more effective vaccines can be developed.
The vaccine is the first ... U.S. CDC: New influenza A subtypes now reportable
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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 ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, United Kingdom-Follow-up report No.10
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 16, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=single_report&)
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 10
Start date
27/01/2007
Date of confirmation of event
03/02/2007
Report date
13/04/2007
Date submitted to OIE
13/04/2007
Reason for ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Cambodia
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 16, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=single_report&)
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Start date
06/04/2007
Date of confirmation of event
10/04/2007
Report date
12/04/2007
Date submitted to OIE
12/04/2007
Reason for notification
Reoccurrence ... WHO: Recommended laboratory tests to identify avian influenza A virus in specimens from humans
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Revised March 2007 - Full text, English [pdf 79kb]
The revision concerns mainly the section on polymerase chain reaction (PCR).A fully revised version will be posted soon
Contents- General information- ... WHO:Avian influenza-situation in Egypt-update 15
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 12, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_04_11/en/index.html)
11 April 2007
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced the death on 10 April of the 15-year-old female from Cairo Governorate.
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