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[Bioinformatics - Advance Access] A quantitative genotype algorithm reflecting H5N1 Avian influenza ...: Results: We applied this method for H5N1 avian influenza viruses and identified 107 niches among 283 viruses with a complete genome set. The diversity of viral genotypes, and their correlation with geographic locations suggests that these viruses form local niches after being introduced to a new ecological environment through poultry trade or bird migration.

[HKSAR Government Press Releases] Poultry import applications from the whole UK back to normal: ¡@¡@The Centre for Food Safety announced today (November 26) that the processing of applications for importing poultry meat and poultry products from the whole United Kingdom is now back to normal following the lifting of import suspension on Oxfordshire and Warwickshire counties with immediate effect.

[bioslime mold] Bird Flu and Flu Pandemic -- How to Reduce the Risk of Infections: One of the best tools to maintain proper hygiene by keeping hands germ-free is NO-GERMSâ™ portable hand sanitizer, proven to kill 99.9 percent of all germs including MRSA in tests performed at Hospital Infection Research Laboratory, Birmingham NHS WHO and proven effective against the Avian Flu H5N1 virus (Bird Flu) on the hands, in independent tests at Retroscreen Virology, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London.

[Journal of Public Health - Advance Access] What causes H5N1 avian influenza? Lay perceptions of H5N1 ...: Methods Qualitative interviews of poultry farmers, retailers, market stall holders and consumers in Hong Kong (n = 20), Guangzhou (n = 25), Vietnam (n = 38) and Thailand (n = 40) were conducted using purposive sampling and analysed using ethnographic principles.

[Virology Journal - Latest Articles] Virology Journal | Full text | A real-time RT-PCR for detection of ...: Le MT, Wertheim HF, Nguyen HD, Taylor W, Hoang PV, Vuong CD, Nguyen HL, Nguyen HH, Nguyen TQ, Nguyen TV, Van TD, Ngoc BT, Bui TN, Nguyen BG, Nguyen LT, Luong ST, Phan PH, Pham HV, Nguyen T, Fox A, Nguyen CV, Do HQ, Crusat M, Farrar J, Nguyen HT, de Jong MD, Horby P: Influenza A H5N1 clade 2.3.4 virus with a different antiviral susceptibility profile replaced clade 1 virus in humans in northern Vietnam.

[Scientific American] News Blog: Vaccine makers await critical swine flu samples; Swine ...: While the extent of the current swine flu spread is yet to be seen, she adds, "we do know that seasonal influenza hospitalizes 200,000 people annually and resulted in about 36,000 deaths (in the U.S.) this year." The WHO and CDC meet in January each year to determine which influenza strains to include in that year's vaccine, which drug makers typically begin shipping in August.

[Sciencebase Science Blog] H5N1 in the UK: There are then nine variants of the H5 strain and the type of most concern because of the risk to human health is H5N1. While H5N1 can be fatal in humans it has not yet mutated into a form that can be transmitted from person to person.

[H5N1 Avian bird flu forecast blog] June bird flu Alerts 2008: 17 June » Bird Flu Report Published meatinfo.co.uk - Crawley,England,UK ”¦ report on the outbreak of bird flu in Oxfordshire earlier this month. The report suggests that the outbreak of highly pathogenic H7N7 Avian influenza, ”¦ .

[JustGetThere] Hyped Flu Will Make Use of Expiring Tamiflu Stockpiles and Allow ...: "The discovery that a VLP-based influenza vaccine candidate created through cell-based recombinant technology has the potential to protect against diverse strains of influenza has significant implications for both pre-pandemic and pandemic preparedness. A broadly protective vaccine administered prior to and during the first wave of a pandemic could prevent widespread morbidity and mortality from a newly emerged pandemic influenza strain and allow time for the development of strain-specific vaccines."

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