Bird Flu Monitor > A TIME'S MEMORY: CIDRAP >> Egyptian child has H5N1 infection

[A TIME'S MEMORY] said yesterday that they had found no evidence in the wake of the recent death of a 19-year-old woman from an H5N1 infection that the virus has mutated to allow easier human-to-human transmission, according to a Reuters report yesterday. The report did not say where the genetic analysis of the virus was done and did not list any other details about the findings.

Previous [Previous] Edmund’s Blog » Avian Flu Becoming More Resistan...

Next [Next] A TIME'S MEMORY: Reuters AlertNet - Vietnam finds H5N1 in ...

Some related posts from Technorati and Google.

[Health Topic - A Free VIP Center!] Asian H5N1 Influenza A Viruses In Domestic Ducks | Health Topic ...: Findings pointing to an altered role for domestic ducks join other recent evidence that the H5N1 virus circulating in parts of Asia has increased its virulence in chickens and mice (a laboratory model for mammals), and has expanded its host range to include mammals, such as certain members of the felidae family (e.g. cats and tigers), not previously considered susceptible to infection.

[Pendleton-Gazette Video News Magazine] Avian flu becoming more resistant to antiviral drugs: The avian flu, an Influenza A subtype dubbed H5N1, is evolving a resistance to a group of antiviral drugs known as adamantanes, one of two classes of antiviral drugs used to prevent and treat flu symptoms, said CU-Boulder doctoral student Andrew Hill, lead study author. The rise of resistance to adamantanes -- which include the nonprescription drugs amantadine and rimantadane -- appears to be linked to Chinese farmers adding the drugs to chicken feed as a flu preventative, according to a 2008 paper by researchers from China Agricultural University, said Hill.

[Phnom Penh Post RSS feed] The Phnom Penh Post - Pact aims to stamp out H5N1: A 19-year-old man in Kandal province was infected with the H5N1 virus last December. It was the only confirmed infection in the country last year, and was nonfatal - unlike the seven prior cases diagnosed in Cambodia.

[The Kitchen Table] The Kitchen Table: H5N1 Bird Flu Claims Young Adult In Beijing: Current vaccines for birds and humans are designed for many flu subtypes. Undisciplined or rampant vaccination programs as opposed to regionally administered programs invite the evolution of resistant strains.

[Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News] China steps up checks after bird flu death: "We are concerned by any case of human H5N1 infection. However, this single case, which appears to have occurred during the slaughtering and preparation of poultry, does not change our risk assessment," a statement by the WHO's China office said.

[Health news and Health articles] New H5N1 bird flu cases in China, Vietnam: In Beijing, local health authorities said the woman died yesterday after getting sick on Dec 24 and being hospitalized 3 days later, Xinhua, China's state news agency, reported today. Tests at two labs revealed she was infected with the H5N1 virus.

[Prepared Citizens] From Me To You: About Weathering This Storm « Prepared Citizens: I never really set out to learn all there is to know about influenza, bioterrorism, infectious diseases (and I certainly have not even come close to achieving that end)….this life path just opened up somehow and I find myself trudging along trying to avoid the potholes and major obstacles that crop up from time to time.

[virology blog] TWiV #14: Common cold, H5N1 transmission, HIV denial, Ebola: On This Week in Virology episode 14, Vincent and Alan discuss a personal experience with viral upper respiratory tract infection (common cold), determinants of transmission of H5N1 influenza virus, the death of an HIV denialist, .

[Bird Flu Monitor] Bird Flu Monitor: Bird flu infects poultry in 2nd province in ...: Bird Flu Update | America's North Shore Journal: The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case has been confirmed at the National ...

[Prepared Citizens] Extolling The Virtues Of Flu Shots Even With A Mismatched ...: This highly mutable virus is divided into subtypes and is named according to the two proteins on the surface of the virus - Hemagglutinin (HA) and Neuraminidase (NA). So when someone says H5N1 or H3N2 or H1N1 they are describing with specificity the two proteins that are in the Influenza A strain.

[Project Disaster] Project Disaster » Blog Archive » China: New Human H5N1 Case: infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 19-year old female from Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Reflected tags on Technorati: Blog, , , , ,