Influenza :: Computer model maps efficient inoculation of hospital staff in pandemic outbreak
Community preparedness for a bioterrorism attack or influenza outbreak has been the focus of much interest and effort in recent years.
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Toxic Shock Syndrome :: U of M researchers find new, more effective treatment for toxic shock syndrome
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new therapeutic that neutralizes Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) more effectively than other treatments.
Bird Flu :: Bird flu outbreaks in Bangladesh require long-term strategic response
The bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and the country will have to engage in a long-term strategic campaign against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in order to get the spreading H5N1 virus under control, said the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Influenza :: FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Expanded Use of FluMist
MedImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDI) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted in favor of expanding the population for use of FluMist (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal) to include children under 5 years of age.
Healthcare :: Head of UN-backed health assembly urges rapid knowledge-sharing on diseases
The head of the decision-making body of the United Nations World Health Organization today stressed the importance of rapid, world-wide sharing of knowledge on diseases, as he opened the annual policy meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
Avian Flu :: Peramivir protects mice from lethal H5N1 infection
The antiviral drug peramivir might offer humans significant protection during a pandemic of the avian influenza virus H5N1, according to results of mouse studies conducted by investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Influenza :: New Zealand Government tests pandemic action plan
A nationwide test of the Government?s plans to respond to an influenza pandemic is being held this month.
Flu :: DoD Teams With Other Agencies to Prepare U.S. for Pandemic Flu Outbreak
The Defense Department is teaming with other federal agencies to prepare the nation to deal with a potential pandemic outbreak of influenza, a senior official said here yesterday.
Avian Flu :: New host species for avian influenza identified
In a new study published online in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, Dr. Vincent J. Munster, of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, and colleagues identify new host species for avian influenza A virus (H5N1) and provide important information on the distinctions between the ecology and epidemiology of various global strains of the virus.
Respirator :: Fda clears first respirators for use in public health medical emergencies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared for marketing the first respirators that can help reduce the user’s exposure to airborne germs during a public health medical emergency, such as an influenza pandemic.