Asia to test human bird flu vaccine this year (Reuters)
Reuters - An experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccine for humans will be tested in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan this year and will involve more than 1,000 people, a coordinator for the project said on Friday.
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Pacific Rim researchers to collaborate on distributed bioinformatics analysis of avian flu
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Hawaii will use bioinformatics, grid computing and networking infrastructure, as well as collaborative ties to Asian institutions to learn more about avian flu, in hopes of helping to head off a much-feared pandemic in the region of the world where the disease has already cost human lives.
Medicalnewstoday.com 19h and 27m ago

Flu Pandemic Would Prompt Major Recession Says New US Report
A new report released yesterday by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) says that a severe flu pandemic could lead to a major US recession second only to that of World War II.Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would drop by 5.5 per cent, and the US economy would lose over 65 billion dollars, says the report.Executive Director of Trust for America's Health, Dr Jeff Levi said, "The US is not prepared to face an economic shock of this magnitude".
Medicalnewstoday.com 21h and 27m ago

Saudi Arabia reports first bird flu outbreak in fowl (AFP)
AFP - Saudi authorities announced Thursday that they had found H5N1 bird flu in captive birds, in the kingdom's first outbreak of the strain of the disease that is dangerous to humans.
yahoo.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:06:36 GMT

Bird flu could hit tourism states hard
States that rely on tourism and entertainment for much of their economy would likely be the hardest hit during a severe influenza pandemic. Nevada and Hawaii are at the top of the list, according to a report.
MSNBC.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:28:02 GMT

Portable Lab Could Revolutionize Bird Flu Detection - Faster Test Results Would Speed Disease Containment Efforts
Animal health experts from 15 nations are meeting here today to discuss new mobile rapid-detection technology that experts say could revolutionize the fight against bird flu and many other livestock diseases. Researchers, scientists and manufacturers will discuss the development and potential of portable devices to study samples and discover the cause of death in birds.
Medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PDT

Response to Fife bird flu attacked
SHOCKING failings in Scotland's preparations for dealing with an outbreak of bird flu have been laid bare in a report on the handling of the crisis sparked when a swan carrying the disease washed up on the Fife coast last year.
Scotsman.com Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:59:37 GMT

Bird flu measures to be lifted
Restrictions are to be lifted at the Bernard Matthews plant in Suffolk which was at the centre of a bird flu outbreak.
BBC.co.uk Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:44:35 GMT

Bernard Matthews fronts ad push
Bernard Matthews takes out full-page adverts featuring himself to say his turkey is completely safe to eat.
BBC.co.uk Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:44:09 GMT

Vaccine may fight different bird flu strains
A potential flu pandemic vaccine based on one strain of the H5N1 bird flu works against other versions of the virus as well, the vaccine's manufacturer said.
MSNBC.com Tue, 6 Mar 2007 14:00:03 GMT

Will masks stop bird flu?
Can wearing a face mask and regularly cleaning hands stop the spread of deadly bird flu? Students at the University of Michigan have started a living experiment to find out. They are using the peak of influenza season to see if simple cotton masks and little bottles of hand sanitizer will ...
Bird Flu Info

1918 flu gives clues to stopping pandemic
Making a small change in the outer coating of the lethal 1918 flu virus was enough to stop it from spreading - a discovery that may help scientists monitor today's bird flu and other influenza strains for signs of the next pandemic. The 1918 pandemic was triggered by a bird virus ...
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Bird flu can infect via upper airway
Leading scientists in Hong Kong have found that the H5N1 bird flu virus can infect cells in the upper airway of humans and need not penetrate deep in the lungs to cause infection. A study by scientists based in the United States in 2006 suggested that H5N1 could not infect people ...
Bird Flu Info

Bangladesh slaughters chickens after first bird flu outbreak (AFP)
AFP - Authorities in Bangladesh said they had slaughtered tens of thousands of chickens at farms on the outskirts of Dhaka where the country's first case of bird flu was confirmed.
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Experts bet on bird-flu outbreak
In an unusual effort to better predict the advance of a potential flu pandemic, public health experts will be staked about $100 apiece to bet on the spread of bird flu. This type of grim futures market has also been created to predict hurricanes and temporarily, a few years ago, terrorist attacks.
MSNBC.com Thu, 1 Mar 2007 11:49:14 GMT

Bernard Matthews lays off more staff
A FURTHER 35 workers have been laid off for 20 days in the wake of the bird flu outbreak at a Bernard Matthews farm and its impact on sales.
Scotsman.com Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:31:11 GMT

Expert panel supports US bird flu vaccine
The first potential bird flu vaccine for humans to help prevent a widespread outbreak in the US has won support from experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration
Newscientist.com Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:59:00 +0000

Turkey sales drop by 30% after bird flu
TURKEY sales across Britain have dropped by 30 per cent after the bird flu outbreak, latest figures show.
Scotsman.com Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:46:14 GMT

Editorial: Self defence over bird flu is no crime
The country at the centre of the bird flu storm has stopped sending crucial virus samples to the WHO, but with good reason
Newscientist.com Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Poor countries hold out for bird vaccine
Indonesia has launched a high-stakes bid to ensure it gets a vaccine against pandemic flu
Newscientist.com Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:59:00 +0000

Bird flu strikes Egyptian woman
CAIRO (Reuters) - A 37-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus and European officials on Wednesday debated whether they needed to take more action after an outbreak of the virus in British turkeys.
Reuters.com Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:58:12 GMT

British, Hungarian bird flu outbreaks linked
LONDON (Reuters) - Tests on H5N1 bird flu viruses found in Britain and Hungary showed they were genetically almost identical and the most likely transmission route was from poultry to poultry, Britain said on Tuesday.
Reuters.com Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:06:12 GMT

Simple Planning Tools Can Help in Early Days of Pandemic
In the early days of a pandemic, when a vaccine could be months away from public availability, communities can use a range of activities, called nonpharmaceutical interventions, to slow the spread of disease and save lives. Such actions, announced February 1 by officials of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are based on a new method to measure the severity of a pandemic and can include dismissing students from school and asking sick people to stay home from work and community gatherings.
State.gov Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:48:09 -0500

Six Egyptians being tested for bird flu: report
CAIRO (Reuters) - Six Egyptians were being tested for bird flu in a town south of Cairo on Saturday after displaying flu-like symptoms, state news agency MENA reported.
Reuters.com Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:29:57 GMT

Human Toll from Avian Influenza Continues in Nigeria, Egypt
The first human death from avian influenza has been reported in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and the highly pathogenic Asian strain of bird flu has been found for the first time in the United Kingdom. The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population also announces a new human death from H5N1 virus infection. The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory and by the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No.3 (NAMRU-3) in Cairo, Egypt.
State.gov Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:24:40 -0500

Avian Influenza Causes More Human Deaths in Indonesia, Egypt
U.S. Navy scientists and their Egyptian partners working in Cairo are helping confirm new human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in North Africa and the Middle East, and are building laboratory capacity in that region and elsewhere to allows scientists and technicians in many countries to quickly identify and diagnose human illness that arises from outbreaks of deadly bird flu in Asia and Egypt.
State.gov Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:48:05 -0500

How bird flu has spread
See the location of bird and human cases of the H5N1 virus - and watch the spread of the disease over time.
BBC.co.uk Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:46:06 GMT


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