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[Scienceblog.com] NIAID Initiates Trial of Experimental Avian Flu Vaccine | Science Blog: “While there have been relatively few cases worldwide of H5N1 avian influenza infection in humans, the public health community is concerned that the virus will develop the capability of efficiently spreading from human to human and thus create a risk for a worldwide pandemic,” says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
[Avianfluhelp.blogspot.com] Avian Flu Help (H5N1): At the time we noted that there was no WHO H5N1 Reference Lab or National Influenza Centers based in Jordan to conduct these tests, however, there were 3 WHO Collaborating Centers in the country where the test might have been carried out at one of them. According to the report by the WHO today, confirming that there was no Bird Flu in Iraq, Maria Cheng mentions that the information that they receieved on the Iraqi test samples were requested from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean office, based in Cairo, which was following up the case.
[Time.blogs.com] TIME.com: The TIME Global Health Blog - Secret Sequences: RNA-based viruses like H5N1 are naturally unstable and tend to mutate frequently as they replicate, so it's not surprising to see differences from one strain to another, and in the end none of the mutations seen in the Sumatra were sufficient to allow the virus to spread outside the family. Still, the sheer number of mutations is worrisome.
[Operational Risk Management...] Avian Flu: The Risk of Pharma Divergence...: • Simultaneously, pharmaceutical companies must develop a fourth strain, targeting H5N1 and other avian-influenza strains, and seek regulatory approval to add it to the existing annual winter flu shot.
[Controversial Topics: Latest images, videos, pages, news, and articles by topic area] [Influenza, an existing public health problem]: Salud Publica Mex. 2006 May-Jun; 48(3): 244-67 GarcÃa-GarcÃa J, Ramos C Seasonal influenza is an acute and recurring respiratory disease known since ancient times, occuring, in particular, during winter months and having an elevated effect on public health worldwide.The disease has high morbidity rates for people of all ages and particularly high
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