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[Not Your Father's America] . More specifically, it is the probability - some say the inevitability - of a deadly avianinfluenza virus spreading across the world. As the old cliche goes, it is not a question of if, but when... pass easily between people and cause a global pandemic. 'Because influenza viruses are inclined

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http://leftintheheartland.blogspot.com [The Great Minnesota Progressive Newswire] Bird Flu Drug Rendered Useless: Amantadine is one of two types of medication for treating human influenza. But researchers determined last year that the H5N1 bird flu strain circulating in Vietnam and Thailand, the two countries hardest hit by the virus, had become resistant, leaving only an alternative drug that is difficult to produce in large amounts and much less affordable, especially for developing countries in Southeast Asia.

Just a Bump in the Beltway[Just a Bump in the Beltway] Avian Influenza Web Resources - for those interested: of the developing Asianinfluenza issue. The Coming InfluenzaPandemic? Another dedicated H5N1 news blog... I fully understand that not all Bumpers are as focused on tracking the avianinfluenza issue.... But director Dr. Julie Gerberding is a Bushco appointee. Sigh. WHO | Avianinfluenza The World Health

http://publichealthpress.blogspot.com [Publichealthpress.blogspot.com] The Public Health Press: Poultry's Revenge: Avian Influenza ...: That has not happened yet, but Omi said the geographical spread and the impact of the H5N1 virus was unprecedented and had struck animals such as tigers and domesticated cats not previously known to be susceptible to avian flu viruses.

Andypryke.com[Andypryke.com] InfluenzaPandemic - AndyPryke.com: Many papers and websites report that Hippocrates documents an influenza epidemic in 412, but I have been unable to find references. My guess is that many of these have just copied the info without checking, but that the original reference is to "the Cough of Perinthus" in book IV in the book "Of the Epidemics"

Hyscience.typepad.com[Hyscience.typepad.com] Hyscience: Bird Flu(Avian Influenza) Outbreak Fears Spark Action ...: There is currently a considerable concern about the H5N1 avianinfluenza that has infected humans: the high virulence, evolution rate,the possibility of recombination with other influenza viruses, how H5N1variants that infect humans or different approaches to the developmentof influenza vaccines. Source - PMID: 15355771(PubMed I.D.#).

Depts.washington.edu[Depts.washington.edu] Public Health Blog created by Laura Larsson: Planning and implementing preparedness activities are critical to improving the effectiveness of a response and decreasing the impacts of a pandemic. HHS has increased support for pandemic influenza activities and is engaged in several efforts to enhance the nation's preparedness for such an outbreak. HHS supports pandemic influenza activities in five key areas: surveillance, vaccine development and production, antiviral stockpiling, research, and public health preparedness.

Newton.uor.edu[Newton.uor.edu] Avian Flu Pandemic Threat: An Annotated List of Internet Resources: Roberto Spiezio on European Union's proposed measures to prevent the further spread of the bird flu; world map of documented avian flu infections in humans (OhmyNews International, May 21, 2005)

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