US bird flu plans failing children, report says
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 18, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N17347556.htm)
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. plans for an influenza pandemic have failed to take into account children, who will likely be among the biggest spreaders of ... WHO Interim Protocol: Rapid operations to contain the initial emergence of pandemic influenza
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 17, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/dr)
Updated October 2007English - [pdf 292kb]
Changes to this version of the protocolThis document replaces previous versions of the protocol. In brief, key changes include:
More emphasis on rapid ... WHO: Towards a unified nomenclature system for the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 17, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/no)
Over the last four years, a variety of different names have been used in publications to refer to emerging lineages of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses. As a result, discussion and comparison ... WHO: the interdisciplinary working group and the intergovernmental meeting on pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 10, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/gb/pip/e/index.html)
A/PIP/IGM/1Provisional agenda
A/PIP/IGM/4Sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits: Interdisciplinary Working Groupon Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
A/PIP/IGM/DIV/1Schedule ... Viet Nam: Seminar discusses plan on avian influenza in humans
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 7, 2007 from VNA (via http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/life/061007/life_s.htm)
A seminar was held in Hanoi on October 5 to discuss amendments and supplements to an action plan on preventing avian influenza in humans.
Participants at the event, co-hosted by the Department of Preventive ... Database lists choice pandemic-planning resources
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 25, 2007 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/ne)
Public health officials looking for ideas and tools to help them prepare for an influenza pandemic can find an online collection of peer-reviewed resources on a Web site that was officially launched today: ... Online ´Epidemic´ Gives Clues to Bird Flu Spread (HealthDay)
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 21, 2007 from Yahoo News (via http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/birdflu/*http://news.ya)
TUESDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Online role-playing gamescould provide insight into how infectious diseases such as bird flu spreadamong people in the real world, American researchers report.
A ... WHO: Towards a unified nomenclature system for the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 16, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/no)
Over the last four years, a variety of different names have been used in publications to refer to emerging lineages of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses. As a result, discussion and comparison ... WHO working group grappling with virus-sharing issues
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 2, 2007 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/ne)
Representatives from 24 countries are meeting in Singapore this week to propose solutions to virus-sharing problems that threaten to derail global monitoring of the H5N1 avian influenza virus and stall ... U.S.: Students´ pandemic hotline plan interests health agency
submitted by kickingbird at Jul, 8, 2007 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/ne)
Stanford University students have proposed a model for a local pandemic influenza information hotline staffed by home-based volunteers, and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department in San Jose, ... Highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 in birds within the EU - Implications for Public Health
submitted by kickingbird at Jul, 6, 2007 from Eurosurveillance weekly releases 2007 Volume 12 (via http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ew/2007/070705.asp#2)
Since the later part of June 2007, three European Union (EU) Member States (Czech Republic, Germany, and France) have recorded cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the subtype A/H5N1 in ... Nearly 13% of Vietnam´s waterfowls carry H5N1
submitted by kickingbird at Jun, 14, 2007 from Xinhua (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/13/content_6236311)
Roughly 13 percent of waterfowls in Vietnam have bird flu virus strain H5N1, local newspaper Labor reported Wednesday.
Tests show that nearly 21.7 percent of waterfowls in capital ... Veterinarians At Increased Risk Of Avian Influenza Virus Infection
submitted by kickingbird at Jun, 7, 2007 from Medical News Today (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=72750)
Veterinarians who work with birds are at increased risk for infection with avian influenza virus and should be among those with priority access to pandemic influenza vaccines and antivirals, according ... U.S. Department of Labor´s OSHA unveils new pandemic flu guidance for healthcare workers
submitted by kickingbird at May, 22, 2007 from OSHA (via http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_tabl)
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled new safety and health guidance that will help healthcare workers and their employers prepare for a possible ... Thailand to produce new influenza vaccine for WHO
submitted by kickingbird at May, 21, 2007 from TNA (via http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=29469)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has provided US$2 million to Thailand as seed money to produce vaccines to battle a possible outbreak of a new strain of influenza, Thai Public Health Minister ... WHO: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VACCINE
submitted by kickingbird at May, 13, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/immunization/newsroom/PI_QAs/en/index.htm)
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 ... U.S.: HHS Issues Interim Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Public Settings During an Influenza Pandemic
submitted by kickingbird at May, 4, 2007 from HHS (via http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2007pres/05/pr20070503a.html)
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 ... WHO: Global stockpile of H5N1 vaccine ´feasible´
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 29, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2007/pr21/en/in)
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 ... WHO warns against steroids for H5N1 patients
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 21, 2007 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/)
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
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 21, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/advisories/2007/ma12/e)
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
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