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 ... Thailand finds bird flu in dog for the first time
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 3, 2004 from Channel News Asia,燬ingapore
BANGKOK - Asia's deadly bird flu has been found in a dog for the first time in Thailand, authorities said on Sunday, as the country battles a second major outbreak of the virus this year.
The H5N1 ... WHO Bird Flu Expert Urges Speeding Vaccine
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Reuters (via http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNew)
GENEVA (Reuters) - The top World Health Organization (WHO) influenza expert said on Friday drug companies and governments had to speed up production of bird flu vaccines or risk a pandemic which could ... 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 ... Bird Flu Is Found in Five More Thai Provinces, Government Says
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Bloomberg,United States (via http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aI)
Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand said it detected bird flu in four more provinces, bringing to 34 the number of provinces where the disease has reappeared since July, the government said.
Thailand, Asia's ... Biota Awarded US Government Funding for New Influenza Drug [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from PRNewswire
MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Biota Holdings Limited(ASX: BTA) announced today that the US Government, via the National Instituteof Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ... 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...............
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Three ... ID Biomedical Announces NIH Grant To Develop Cell Culture Based Vaccine For Pandemic Influenza; US$9.5 Million [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Newswire (via http://www.biospace.com/news_story.cfm?StoryID=17506120&)
ID Biomedical announced today that it has been awarded a US$9.5 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop its cell culture-based influenza vaccine.
ID Biomedical´s ... 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
BEIJING - China has gone on the high alert for bird flu as tens of millions of Chinese ... US:California To Restrict Use of Mercury-Containing Vaccines for ..
submitted by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2004 from Medical News Today
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Tuesday signed a bill (AB 2943) that will restrict the use of vaccines containing more than trace amounts of ethyl mercury in pregnant women and infants ... Hong Kong offers free flu vaccine
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from XinhuaNet News
BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The Hong Kong government would provide flu vaccine for up to 250,000 citizens free of charge in November.
The free vaccine will be ... Avian flu pandemic feared
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from The New York Times
BANGKOK, Thailand · A day after Thai and international officials confirmed the first probable human-to-human transmission of a virulent strain of avian influenza in this country, public health systems ... Southeast Asia:Disease threat from wildlife is a key topic
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from The Nation (via http://www.asianewsnet.net/template.php?No=29815&logo_na)
BANGKOK: Disease transmission from wildlife to humans could be a major topic of discussion at the upcoming international conference on wildlife trade as Southeast Asia and host country Thailand battle ... Taiwan:International airport to employ strict new rules to block bird flu [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from Taiwan News (via http://www.etaiwannews.com/Taiwan/2004/09/30/1096509934.htm)
The Center for Disease Control announced yesterday that stricter measures will be taken at the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in order to prevent avian flu entering the island.
Among the recent ... US:32,000 Senior Citizens Died From Flu Last Year -- Record Amount of..
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from SeniorJournal.com,燭X (via http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Health/4-09-29FluHearing.h)
32,000 Senior Citizens Died From Flu Last Year -- Record Amount of Vaccine Available This Year
Senate hearing held as the U.S. conducts National Adult Immunization Awareness Week
Sept. 29, 2004 ? The ... US readies (human) vaccine (against bird flu) for testing
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from Straits Times,燬ingapore (via http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,275)
WASHINGTON - As part of planning for a possible bird flu pandemic, the United States' Department of Health and Human Services has contracted two drug companies to make batches of vaccine, which will be ... Haemophilus influenza:Bacteria´s Glue Valve Surprises Scientists
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from Medical News Today,燯K (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=14186)
St Louis, USA ?To stick to cells in the respiratory tract and start an infection, the bacterium Haemophilus influenza has to secrete a glue-like protein. Researchers at Washington University School of ... China:Measures urged to keep out bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from EastDay.com,燙hina (via http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/use)
China is requiring all localities to strengthen preventive measures against the possible outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, or bird flu, during the autumn and winter, according to ... Malaysian poultry back in Singapore but AVA will impose stricter..
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 30, 2004 from The Malaysia Star,燤alaysia
Trucks carrying more than 120,000 chickens, 2,000 ducks and 1.3 million eggs a day from Malaysia will start rolling into Singapore this morning following the city state's decision to partially lift the ... 5558 items, 20/Page, Page[268/278][|<<] [|<] [261] [262] [263] [264] [265] [266] [267] [268] [269] [270] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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