The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in cooperation with departments and agencies across the Federal Government, announced two new efforts designed to improve state, local and community preparedness for an influenza pandemic, which can occur when a new strain of flu appears for which people have no immunity, and disease spreads rapidly around the world.
A Nigerian woman who died of flu symptoms has tested positive to the H5N1 bird flu virus, Information Minister, Frank Nweke, said.
Small changes in 1918 pandemic virus knocks out transmission research provides clues for assessing pandemic potential of new influenza viruses.
The best protection against pandemic influenza?a vaccine that is well-matched to the virus causing illness?is not likely to be available at the outset of a pandemic.
The United Nations health agency is helping the government of Nigeria monitor the situation following two suspected fatal bird flu cases in Africa?s most populous country, only the second possible incidence of the H5N1 virus in humans in the sub-Saharan region.
A 22 years old Nigerian woman from Lagos died from bird flu symptoms, found tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the avian bird flu virus.
CSL Limited, Australia?s leading biopharmaceutical company, has today announced it has new data from its pandemic influenza vaccine clinical trial program.
Australia’s drug manufacturer CSL Ltd. says bird flu vaccine clinical trials are successful. Bird flu vaccine is the first to be registered in the Southern Hemisphere.
Indonesian scientists detected H5N1 in stray cats near poultry markets in some parts of the country. They worry that if the virus adapts to mammals it could more easily spread among people.
Migratory swans carrying a mild form of avian influenza depart from The Netherlands more than a month after their healthy counterparts do. They also feed slower and fly shorter distances.