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The Cranky Professor: So when we gave OPV oral polio vaccine, there were 6-12 cases of polio a year, half in the kids who got the vaccine where the virus mutated and they didn't have immunity, and half in their caretakers: Grandmoms and pregnant mothers most commonly. (via Cosmos)

Brad Beckett: About 98 percent of Minnesota's children are vaccinated against polio, said Harry Hull, the state epidemiologist. (via Cosmos)

 [Barcepundit (English edition)] WAS THE AVIAN FLU crisis caused by Chinese incompe...: WAS THE AVIANFLU crisis caused by Chinese incompetence, or rather, veterinary malpractice? Australia's Sunday Herald Sun says so: CHINA caused the global birdflu crisis by feeding an antiviral...

[Avianflu.typepad.com] Avian Flu - What we need to know: A March 2004 article in Science showed that the 1918 flu””which infected close to a billion people and killed 50 million or more””made the jump from birds to humans through a slight change in the structure of its hemagglutinins, the molecules by which the virus attaches itself to body cells. This mutation allowed the virus to kill more World War I soldiers than weapons did, effectively ending the war when forces on both sides became too sick to fight.

 [Nature.com] Avian flu special The flu pandemic: were we ready? : Nature: Here's the transcript: "At this hour, the World Health Organization has declared a full-scale pandemic influenza alert, with person-to-person spread lasting more than two weeks in Cambodia and Vietnam. During previous influenza pandemics in the United States, large numbers of people were ill, sought medical care, were hospitalized and died.

 [Guardian.co.uk] Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Bird flu pandemic 'could ...: Last week, veterinary and medical chiefs from the European Union held talks aimed at drawing up an EU-wide action plan to prevent the spread of bird flu. Experts say spotting any outbreak immediately and treating local people with anti-viral drugs and vaccines will be the key to containing any outbreak.

 [En.wikipedia.org] Avian influenza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Avian influenza (also known as bird flu or avian flu) is a type of influenza .Updated daily news digest on bird flu and the pandemic ·

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