Bird Flu :: Vietnam bird flu re-emerges
Vietnam confirmed a bird flu outbreak in chickens in a northern province only two weeks after it announced the disease had been contained, reported Reuters.
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Bird Flu :: Laos bird flu – first human bird flu case
The Laos Public Health Ministry confirmed that the country’s first suspected human case of avian influenza has been detected, following an outbreak of the virus at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Vientiane earlier this month, reporeted by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
Bird Flu :: Kuwait bird flu – 20 cases of bird flu at zoo, farm
Kuwait’s health ministry on confirmed outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of bird flu at a zoo and a farm in the south of the country, reported by Reuters.
Influenza :: A first glimpse of the influenza replication machine
Specific mutations in a viral protein, the polymerase, contribute to the ability of the bird influenza virus to jump the species barrier to humans. Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Grenoble and Heidelberg, the Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS) and the Unit of Virus Host Cell Interactions (UVHCI)*, both in Grenoble, have now produced the first 3-D image of part of this key protein.
Influenza :: Pandemic influenza vaccine Focetria approved
Approval of Focetria, an immune enhancing pandemic influenza vaccine, would allow for more rapid response in the event of influenza pandemic.
Avian Flu :: Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update 6
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced a new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection.
Bird Flu :: Bird Flu confirmed in Moscow
Russian health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in the Moscow region. Several dead birds found in the village of Pavlovsky tested positive for the disease.
Avian Flu :: Sharing of avian influenza viruses and pandemic vaccine production
This statement is the result of a meeting today between the Minister of Health of Indonesia Siti Fadillah Supari, and Dr David Heymann, WHO Acting Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases.
Avian Flu :: WHO reports some promising results on avian influenza vaccines
Experts meeting over the past two days at the World Health Organization (WHO) on advances in pandemic influenza vaccine development reported encouraging progress.
Avian Flu :: Suffolk avian flu reports published
Two reports have been published today in response to the outbreak of avian influenza in Suffolk.