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http://effectmeasure.blogspot.com [Effect Measure] A third mutation, a 20 codon deletion in the neuraminidase (NA) gene, was reported in the Beijing group's paper and similarly noted to be genotype V in the Hong Kong paper (if you are interested in the meaning of some of these terms, visit the Flu Wiki Influenza Primer II and Naming Influenza Viruses entries). Both groups agreed the Qinghai virus is distinct from others, including those circulating in Vietnam and other southeast asian countries.

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http://effectmeasure.blogspot.com [Effect Measure] Chinese checkers: This in effect makes the Animal Influenza Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture in Harbin the primary lab to carry out diagnostics work on H5N1 in China and one of only three officially sanctioned to carry out research on the virus (the other two being the South China Agricultural University, and Yangzhou University Agricultural College).

http://influenzapandemic.blogspot.com [The Coming Influenza Pandemic?] July 7 Flu Update: "God help me," Guan said, sounding exasperated, "they are trying to close everyone's lab." He said he believes the new rules are an excuse for authorities to exert tighter control over the dissemination of lab results, and are not aimed at protecting the wider population from bird flu outbreaks that have dotted the country in recent months.

Metoikoshttp://www.livejournal.com/users/metoikos [Metoikos] I can see the future headline: Scrooge Bush causes flu pandemic: Shigeru Omi, the West Pacific director of the World Health Organisation, said at the opening of a meeting on the virus in Kuala Lumpur that bird flu had "tightened its grip" on south-east Asia since it was detected 20 months ago.

http://gaysforlife.blogspot.com [Gays for Life] Have There Been 700 Bird Flu Deaths in China?: However, as the location of the pandemic is a rural area and infected personnel are relatively dispersed, the number of over 700 deaths reported may be slightly exaggerated. However, according to what we know so far, the actual deaths should be much more than 100, which is reported previously.I'm going to end this post with the same admonishment I end all my bird flu posts: we have no idea, really, what is going on in China.

http://reaganbabies.blogsome.com [Reaganbabies.blogsome.com] China Ate My Blog! 中国吃我的博客! :: Deaths from Avian Flu in ...: Recently, many people died of avian influenza in Qinghai province. The affected localities reveal that, as of early April 2005, there have been several deaths of migratory birds.

http://effectmeasure.blogspot.com [Effectmeasure.blogspot.com] Effect Measure: Influenza and leadership: But in another report from WHO (as reported in the British Medical Journal today ) it is recognized that the "market" doesn't work for vaccines, something we have clearly seen with this season's flu debacle in the US (full report, Priority Medicines for Europe and the World Project can be found here). As Melanie notes, it isn't feasible to produce and vaccinate the entire globe, but the production of some "herd immunity" in the population can slow and blunt the spread of the disease, buying precious time to make adjustments to cope with a pandemic.

[Biopeer.com] Biopeer: Avian Flu (H5N1): Supplies of these vaccines have been sent to the western Qinghai province, where more than 1,000 migratory birds, including bar-headed geese and great black-headed gulls, have been found dead from the H5N1 strain of avian flu. More than 1.5 million birds in the province have been vaccinated in an effort to prevent the virus from spreading to domestic animals and humans.

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