Bird Flu :: Laos bird flu – teenage Lao girl died
A Lao girl, 15-year-old, has died from bird flu, the country’s first confirmed death from the H5N1 virus, reported by BBC and Reuters today.
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Avian Flu :: UCI scientists reconstruct migration of avian flu virus
UC Irvine researchers have combined genetic and geographic data of the H5N1 avian flu virus to reconstruct its history over the past decade. They found that multiple strains of the virus originated in the Chinese province of Guangdong, and they identified many of the migration routes through which the strains spread regionally and internationally.
Influenza :: GSK’s pre-pandemic influenza vaccine protects against H5N1
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announces clinical trial data from two new studies, which show, for the first time, that GSK?s candidate pre-pandemic split antigen H5N1 vaccine, formulated with GSK?s proprietary adjuvant system, provides a substantial level of cross-immunity against a ?drifted? (diverse) strain of H5N1.
Bird Flu :: Laos bird flu case h5 type avian flu
A woman who fell ill last month is probably the second human victim of bird flu in Laos, although conclusive test results are still pending, a Health Ministry official said on sunday, reported by Times of India.
Avian Flu :: Confirmed human avian flu case in China
The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification from the Ministry of Health concerning a confirmed human case of avian influenza H5N1 in Fujian.
Bird Flu :: Dead aristocrat may hold key to bird flu
A Yorkshire aristocrat who died nearly 90 years ago could help the global fight against bird flu, reported BBC.
Influenza :: Comparison of immune response to 1918 and H5N1 influenza viruses shows similarities
A comparison of the 1918 Spanish influenza and the H5N1 avian influenza viruses suggests that while the two viruses appear to trigger a similar abnormal immune response in animal models, there are distinct differences.
Flu :: Review of 1918 pandemic flu studies offers more questions than answers
Scientists and public health officials, wary that the H5N1 avian influenza virus could trigger an influenza pandemic, have looked to past pandemics, including the 1918 “Spanish Flu,” for insight into pandemic planning.
Bird Flu Vaccine :: Sanofi bird flu vaccine supported by FDA panel
A U.S. advisory panel of Food and Drug Administration has supported the bird flu vaccine data from Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceutical company.
Bird Flu :: Lao People’s Democratic Republic reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
The Ministry of Health in Lao People’s Democratic Republic has today reported the first human case of infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.