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[CDC Travel Notices plus News and Announcments] Outbreak Notice: Human Avian influenza, Asia | CDC Travelers' Health: Because no sustained human-to-human transmission of H5N1 virus has been reported anywhere in the world, WHO reports that the current worldwide pandemic alert is in Phase 3. CDC remains in close communication with WHO and continues to monitor the H5N1 virus situation in countries reporting bird outbreaks and human cases.

[Travel Bulletins] Health : Avian Influenza - Australian Department of Foreign ...: Avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and does not spread easily to humans. Nonetheless, people are at risk of contracting avian influenza if they have close contact with infected birds, their faeces or body fluids.

[Melbourne Pet Sitting News] Melbourne Pet Sitting News » Canine Influenza or Kennel Cough?: If dogs have a productive cough then Cough suppressants are not required.  Trials are underway to assess whether the antiviral drug Tamiflu is effective against canine influenza, and if so, at what dose. In the meantime, using Tamiflu at ineffective or partially effective doses raises the risk of developing drug-resistant strains of influenza, a phenomenon that has already been documented in humans.

[Eurosurveillance latest updates] Eurosurveillance - View Article: The article of JP Dudley published in this issue of Eurosurveillance [3] examines the age- and sex-specific rates of infection and mortality for human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Egypt, concluding that they differ markedly from those recorded in other countries. Accelerated evolution of H5N1 was previously reported in the area, and was possibly linked to the vaccine program, as evolved circulating strains can escape from recent vaccines [4].

[MD Consult: News: Top Stories] MD Consult: News: In wake of 2009-H1N1 influenza, H5N1 influenza ...: CANNES, France (EGMN) - The threat of the H5N1 avian influenza virus remains a serious concern, even as the 2009-H1N1 swine influenza virus appears to present the potential for an influenza pandemic, researchers said on April 30 at the .

[FoodProductionDaily RSS] Mild bird flu identified in US breeding hens: A Tennessee flock of 15,000 breeder hens has been culled after tests revealed a mild strain of avian influenza. The birds, which were being raised under contract for Tyson Foods, showed no signs of illness and there was no threat to human health, said the company.

[Suite101 Articles] H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus: Effects of Bird Flu on Infected Birds ...: Very rarely is transmission of the avian influenza virus accomplished from person to person. However, avian influenza viruses can mutate rapidly and the major concern among health experts at this time is that the H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus may eventually mutate so that it can be transmitted easily from person to person.

[The Stem Cell Blog] PANDEMIC, INFLUENZA, H5N1 (Avian Flu), Swine Influenza « The Stem ...: Avian flu cannot yet be categorized as a “pandemic”, because the virus cannot yet cause sustained and efficient human-to-human transmission. Cases so far are recognized to have been transmitted from bird to human, but as of December 2006 there have been very few (if any) cases of proven human-to-human transmission.

[virology blog] Influenza virus attachment to cells: role of different sialic acids: Peter Palese….considers the mixing-bowl theory unnecessary to explain antigen shift: “It’s equally likely that co-infection of avian and human virus in a human in one cell in the lung [gives] rise to the virus…There’s no reason why mixing couldn’t occur in the lung, whether in pig or man. It’s not absolute that there are no sialic acid receptors of those types in other species.

[Comments for Sciencebase Science Blog] Swine Flu ”” Sciencebase Science Blog: Large public gatherings, such as sporting events and concerts, were banned and schools closed, but international travel to Mexico has not been banned, is swine flu yet more media hype and scaremongering to distract us from the economic recession?

[Bird Flu Monitor] Bird Flu Monitor: What's new in the world of pandemic and avian ...: February bird flu Alerts 2009: Alerts are the top, daily news headlines with the keywords of H5N1, Avian (bird) influenza (or combination thereof). the Times] Signs of the Times News for Thu, 30 Apr 2009: - While it is almost a certainty that within the next few decades humanity will experience another influenza pandemic, it may not be caused by the avian influenza strain H5N1 that many scientists believe could be a prime candidate.

[Life Sciences Blog] NOVARTIS INVESTIGATIONAL ADJUVANTED MF59 PRE-PANDEMIC AVIAN ...: NOVARTIS INVESTIGATIONAL ADJUVANTED MF59 PRE-PANDEMIC AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE AFLUNOV SHOWS LONG LASTING, BROADLY CROSS-PROTECTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE :: UNTERNEHMENSNACHRICHTEN. Posted on 30 April 2009 - 23:33 by Alfie.

[Britannica Blog] Avian Influenza in Our Backyards | Britannica Blog: According to the World Health Organization, there have been 24 deadly outbreaks of infectious avian influenza in poultry since the late 1950s, but more than half of these have occurred in the past 10 years. Thus, monitoring of the virus to detect and possibly prevent the emergence of new, deadly strains has become of utmost importance.

[Celia's] Celia's | Flu, Avian and Swine. From Intute.ac.uck: This 13-page information statement from the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) outlines the food safety issues relating to avian influenza (H5N1 strain). It discusses the general situation and actions taken to prevent and treat a flu pandemic, looks at the safety of bird meat and eggs, and synthesises the findings of government reports on potential transmission.

[Bird Flu Monitor] Bird Flu Monitor: Avian Influenza in Our Backyards | Britannica Blog: The Avian Influenza Virus (Bird Flu) A Pandemic in the Making: Areas affected by H5N1 avian influenza in poultry include: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, .

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