Bird Flu :: Turkey bird flu update – 4 children in hospital
Turkey’s farm ministry confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in the southeast of the country. Four children suffering from bird flu like symptoms are under observation in hospitals.
Virus
Bird Flu :: Poultry trade responsible for spread of avian bird flu
Avian influenza, last season transmitted by migrating wild birds, is now being spread through the poultry trade, the top United Nations expert on the issue said today, warning that despite some successful efforts of States to contain the virus, no one can afford to be complacent as it could potentially mutate into a human pandemic.
HIV :: Papua New Guinea rejects HIV report by CIS Australia
Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s government on thursday rejected a report which predicted that up to a quarter of the nation’s population could be infected with HIV/ AIDS by 2020 and up to a million people could die of AIDS and HIV in the Pacific country, reported by People’s Daily Online.
Bird Flu :: Bernard Matthews import not from the infected bird flu zone
An outbreak of bird flu on a Suffolk farm was probably linked to cases of the disease in Hungary.
HIV :: New model for testing and discovery of anti-HIV drugs
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are the first to show that a mouse protein, whose human equivalent is related to defense against HIV-1, inhibits the infection and spread of a mouse tumor virus.
Cancer :: New medications, cancer diagnosis goals of UH engineers with $1M in grants
Identifying new medications and providing foolproof cancer diagnosis are two benefits anticipated from research by a team of engineering professors at the University of Houston.
HIV :: First large-scale HIV vaccine trial in South Africa opens
A large-scale clinical trial of a candidate HIV vaccine?which previously showed promise in smaller studies in the United States and elsewhere?has now opened in South Africa.
Bird Flu :: Bird flu can infect cats ? UN
Cats can become infected with the highly lethal H5N1 bird flu virus but there is no scientific evidence at present to suggest that there has been sustained transmission in cats or from cats to humans, and they should not be killed as a control option, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.
Cancer :: Reoviruses may prime the immune system against cancer
There is accumulating data that suggests in addition to directly killing tumor cells, reoviruses may prime the immune system to mount a separate, powerful and long lasting defense against cancer.
Cervical Cancer :: Countries face tough decisions on making cervical cancer vaccine widely available ? UN
With vaccines against the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, a disease that kills more than 250,000 women each year, now on the market, the United Nations health agency today stressed the tough decisions countries face before making the vaccine widely available, including cost-effectiveness, delivery and education.