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.
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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.
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.
Influenza :: Influenza activity continued to increase in the United States
During week 7 (February 11 – February 17, 2007), influenza activity continued to increase in the United States.
Nanotechnology :: Nanotechnology has potential to generate enormous health benefits
“Nanotechnology has the potential to generate enormous health benefits for the more than five billion people living in the developing world,” according to Dr. Peter A. Singer, senior scientist at the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health and Professor of Medicine at University of Toronto.
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.
Health :: Health tips for travelers to the cricket world cup
The Cricket World Cup (Cup) will be held in several Caribbean nations (Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, and Guyana) March 4?April 28, 2007.
Genome :: 2,000 influenza virus genomes now completed and publicly accessible
The Influenza Genome Sequencing Project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that it has achieved a major milestone.