http://www.birdflumonitor.com/ Keep up to date on this developing crisis en 2010-03-12T09:03:21+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/antibird_flu_campaign_must_go_on_komnas_fbpi_chen_qithe_world_-archive.html [Chen Qi-The World of Micro-Organism H1N1|CHOLERA|DENGUE FEVER|H5N1|MALARIA] Jack Fisher, a professor of surgery at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, observed, "Keep crying 'wolf,' and WHO can expect lower than customary compliance with flu vaccine advisories next fall." Not only next fall, but also at some future time when we encounter a genuinely dangerous new pathogen such as a strain of H5N1 avian flu (which in its present form boasts a mortality rate more than 100 fold higher than the H1N1 swine flu) that is easily transmissible between humans.

]]> Flu admin 2010-03-12T09:03:21+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/pandemic_h1n1_weekly_update_avian_influenza_and_the_pandemic_-archive.html [Untitled] The Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN) continues monitoring the global circulation of influenza viruses, including pandemic, seasonal and other influenza viruses infecting, or with the potential to infect, humans including seasonal influenza. For more information on virological surveillance and antiviral resistance please see the weekly virology update (Virological surveillance data, below).

]]> Influenza admin 2010-03-10T09:03:39+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/a_times_memory_low_pathogenic_avian_influenza_poultry_denmark_-archive.html [A TIME'S MEMORY] This blog has undergone several changes during the last few weeks in order to consolidate the structure of the data and informations. All the Italian language posts have been removed and readers could find them at ''ATTRAVERSO QUESTI GIORNI'' blog (listed above).

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-10T09:02:29+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/bird_flu_vaccine_protects_animal_mothers_and_the_unborn_the_bird_-archive.html [The Bird Flu Report] Information on protective immunity for pregnant animals by vaccination against the H5N1 influenza virus is limited. Here, we show that the immunization of pregnant mice with inactivated H5N1 influenza vaccine protects them, their fetuses, and their infant mice from H5N1 influenza viruses.

]]> Influenza admin 2010-03-08T09:07:39+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/bird_flu_facts_can_save_lives-archive.html [Dig and Win] People can become infected with bird flu through close contact with infected birds and most especially their excretions and secretions. Although the spread of the illness from one person to the next has been reported only rarely, and even then not beyond one additional person, there are many concerns in the scientific and medical communities that this will not continue.

]]> Flu admin 2010-03-08T09:06:43+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/flu_pandemic_news_watch_avian_influenza_situation_in_viet_nam-archive.html [Flu Pandemic News Watch] 4 March 2010 -- The Ministry of Health has reported three new confirmed cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, including one fatality. Two cases have been confirmed at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) and one case has been confirmed at the Pasteur Institute, Ho Chi Minh City.

]]> Avian admin 2010-03-05T09:03:52+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/a_times_memory_who_avian_influenza_situation_in_egypt_-archive.html [A TIME'S MEMORY] This blog has undergone several changes during the last few weeks in order to consolidate the structure of the data and informations. All the Italian language posts have been removed and readers could find them at ''ATTRAVERSO QUESTI GIORNI'' blog (listed above).

]]> Influenza admin 2010-03-05T09:02:59+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/the_badger_herald_news_superior_avian_flu_treatment_on_its_way-archive.html [The Badger Herald: News] 26 in the Public Library of Science, a team of researchers led by UW virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka discovered that a new compound called CS-8958 has improved the survival rate of mice with avian flu. This was compared to other drugs on the market used to treat H5N1, the strain of avian flu that affects humans.

]]> Avian admin 2010-03-03T09:03:56+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/avian_flu_diary_egg_allergies_and_flu_shots_influenza_virus_mashup-archive.html [Influenza Virus Mashup] METHODS: A retrospective chart review from 10/2004 to 1/2009 of EAC ages 6-36 months seen in Allergy Clinic during influenza immunizationseason (10/1-2/28). EAC were identified with positive skin (ST) or RAST test to egg.

]]> Influenza admin 2010-03-03T09:02:40+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/avian_flu_diary_roundup_of_flublogia_influenza_virus_mashup-archive.html [Influenza Virus Mashup] It’s been several weeks since my last recap of stories from in and around Flublogia (along with other science blogs), so this quiet Sunday morning seems an ideal time to catch up.

]]> Influenza admin 2010-03-01T09:03:39+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/avian_flu_diary_study_ferrets_h1n1_and_pneumonia_influenza_-archive.html [Influenza Virus Mashup] The newly emerged influenza A(H1N1) virus (new H1N1 virus) is causing the first influenza pandemic of this century. Three influenza pandemics of the previous century caused variable mortality, which largely depended on the development of severe pneumonia.

]]> Influenza admin 2010-03-01T09:03:03+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/a_times_memory_egypts_h5n1_cases_top_100_cidrap_edited-archive.html [A TIME'S MEMORY] Few details were available about the patients in reports that appeared on Egypt's Strengthening Avian Influenza Detection and Response (SAIDR), a Web site that reports human cases and poultry outbreaks and includes avian influenza resources for Egyptian public health workers.

]]> Avian admin 2010-02-26T09:03:38+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/publication_of_vicals_h5n1_results_paves_the_way_for_h1n1_-archive.html [Drugs.com - Clinical Trials] 24, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vical Incorporated(Nasdaq:VICL) announced today the publication in the online editionof Vaccine1 detailed data from two Phase 1 trials of the company'sVaxfectin®-adjuvanted DNA vaccines for H5N1 (avian-origin)influenza, demonstrating the potential of DNA vaccines for rapiddeployment in future pandemics.

]]> H5N1 admin 2010-02-26T09:02:43+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/an_h1n1_seroprevalence_study-archive.html [Avian Flu Diary] Covering Pandemic Influenza, H1N1 `Swine Flu', H5N1 `Bird Flu' and other Emerging Infectious Diseases with an emphasis on Individual and Community preparedness.

]]> Flu admin 2010-02-24T09:04:08+00:00 http://www.birdflumonitor.com/the_difference_between_ignorance_and_apathy_avian_flu_concerns-archive.html [The Difference between Ignorance and Apathy] The avian flu on the other hand is just the opposite of the swine flu. The avian flu is very virulent when it infects humans, but the avian flu was not as widespread as the swine flu.

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