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[Drugs.com - Clinical Trials] In a third study presented at IVW, Aflunov demonstrated that it could potentially be used to prime the general public against a potential influenza pandemic through a flexible dosing regimen, which would allow public health officials to immunize their citizens by administering the vaccine well in advance of a potential outbreak. The trial showed that a single priming dose of the vaccine was sufficient to develop immune memory in more than 90 percent of healthy adults, which could then be boosted one year later with either the same or a different strain of the avian influenza virus[2].

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[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.

[Swine Flu: The Latests News.] MF59 Aflunov® shows long lasting, cross-protective immune response ...: Basel, April 30 2009 - A study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America shows that Aflunov®, the Novartis investigational pre-pandemic avian influenza vaccine formulated with Novartis’ proprietary MF59®

[Financial 24 - Top News] Novartis pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine shows good result: * Aflunov study published in PNAS demonstrated long-lasting immune memory of investigational MF59 adjuvanted pre-pandemic avian vaccine in adults up to seven years after vaccination

[CORDIS News] Europa : CORDIS : Search : Simple search : results: The problem, however, is that it is not clear to the experts which strain of influenza will trigger the pandemic. Dr Stephenson and his team focused their efforts on the avian influenza H5N1 strain of the disease, which has spread rapidly around the world and killed a number of people.

[Finance Yard] Novartis says Aflunov could have broader use · Finance Yard: said Rino Rappuoli, head of research at Novartis Vaccines. “We are working closely with the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PAHO and other government agencies worldwide on developing a strong and effective response to the outbreak.”

[Bird Flu WHO News] Novartis in Talks With WHO on Swine Flu Vaccine: Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG has been contacted by the World Health Organization about the development of a vaccine that would protect against the deadly flu strain that emerged in Mexico last week, a company spokesman said.

[MyTownTalks] Swine Flu Epidemic: Of the 97 recent H3N2 isolates examined, only 41 isolates had strong serologic cross-reactions with antiserum to 3 commercial SIV vaccines. Since the protective ability of influenza vaccines depends primarily on the closeness of the match between the vaccine virus and the epidemic virus, the presence of nonreactive H3N2 SIV variants suggests that current commercial vaccines might not effectively protect pigs from infection with a majority of H3N2 viruses."

[PharmTech Talk] PharmTech Talk » Is it Too Early to Start Swine Flu Therapies?: There are many questions regarding the outbreak, and there has been pressure on the industry to provide a response. Early focus has been antiviral makers Roche (maker of Tamiflu) and Glaxo (maker of Relenza). With the Department of Homeland Security’s declaration of a national public health emergency, however, the Department of Health and Human Services has been authorized to take rapid action, including the release of 12.5 million courses of Tamiflu from the nation’s stockpile of 50 million.

[Intellectual Property Watch] Intellectual Property Watch » Blog Archive » Officials Working ...: The WHO secretariat is engaged in ongoing technical work on a mechanism for virus tracing, preparation of terms of reference for the network of WHO Collaborating Centers on Influenza, the WHO H5 Reference Laboratories, Essential Regulatory Laboratories and National Influenza Centers; the preparation of a revised version of the standard material transfer agreement’s technical section, preparation of a report identifying needs and priorities - including financing options - for benefits proposed in the pandemic influenza preparedness (PIP) framework text.

[Pandemic Influenza Information] Pandemic Influenza Information Feb 25, 2009: The first meeting of the regional working group on highly pathogenic avian influenza. It is composed of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine in the Mykolaiv region, the regional sanitary-epidemiological station, Emergency, Health Management Regional Administration, the Nikolaev regional health center.

[爱人] The Captain of Chinese Bio-Technique and Global Top 500 Companies: Neptunus Interlong has recognized the significance of influenza vaccines and avian influenza. In 2005, Neptunus Interlong started its research to influenza vaccines and avian influenza.

[MARKETWATCH.com: Health Matters] Health Matters » Blog Archive » Mini-film shows tragedy of kids ...: Unlike coryza, influenza expresses symptoms more severely, and usually lasts two weeks until one recovers who has the flu. Influenza, however, poses a danger to some with compromised immune systems, such as the chronically ill, so the recommendation is greater in such populations, along with women who may be pregnant during the flu season, residents of nursing homes or chronic care facilities.

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[Flu News Blog] From influenza A to zanamivir, what you need to know this flu ...: In an effort to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) broader influenza vaccination recommendations, Novartis Vaccines has …

[Prajab3273302009's Blog] Flu Babi (Swine Flu ): . “Influenza B and C viruses are almost exclusively isolated from man, although influenza C virus has also been isolated from pigs and influenza B has recently been isolated from seals.”.

[Intellectual Property Watch] Intellectual Property Watch » Blog Archive » World Health Assembly ...: Another key issue for the United States is the sharing of avian influenza virus samples with the established WHO system for developing vaccines. Some developing countries, led by Indonesia, have raised strong concerns that when they share their virus samples into the system, all the labs are controlled by developed countries and lead to the developed countries lining up sufficient quantities for their own populations while even the hardest hit developing countries have had trouble getting access or sharing the benefits from avian flu treatments even as patent filings rapidly rise.

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