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 [Mystery Rays from Outer Space] Cross-protection against avian influenza?: It’s been shown several times that they do offer some protection, and in fact may be one reason that healthy adults are relatively resistant to influenza (the U-shaped curve above) — the very young would not have been previously exposed so wouldn’t have any cross-reactive T cells, while the very old often have defects in T cell responses.

 [Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) News] Novartis MF59®-adjuvanted Vaccine Rapidly Induces Protective ...: The immune response was broadly cross reactive and covered all H5N1 clades known to date. These data were presented at the Third European Influenza Conference in Vilamoura, Portugal.

 [Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) News] Bird flu recurs in Vietnam: Vietnamese authorities have detected the H5N1 avian flu virus in a flock of ducks on a farm in the southern province of Ca Mau, a government official said Friday.

 [H5N1-links] September 26, 2008: Understanding that could shed light on the H5N1 “bird flu” strain currently gripping parts of the world, explained Dr Alan Hay, the director of the World .

 [Newstin - Bird Flu] Philippines: Planning for H5N1 at the local level: Via Philippine Information Agency: Sabangan creates municipal avian flu task force. Excerpt: In support to the Avian Influenza Protection Program of the national government and to promote a disease-free community for the common welfare of its constituents, the Sangguniang Bayan here passed last September 8 an ordinance known as "The Municipal Avian and Pandemic Influenza Prevention and Control Ordinance"....

[earthsystemscience] New Vaccine Element Could Generate Better Protection From Avian ...: Current vaccines for influenza provide protection against specific seasonal influenza A strains and their close relatives, but not against more distant seasonal influenza A viruses and new avian influenza A viruses, such as H5N1, which still poses a real global health concern. However, new data have been generated that suggest adding a new component to vaccines for influenza might enable them to confer protection against a broader range of avian and seasonal influenza A viruses.

 [RFF Library Blog] The Effects of Avian Influenza News on Consumer Purchasing ...: [Abstract] To better understand how information about potential health hazards influences food demand, this case study examines consumers’ responses to newspaper articles on avian influenza, informally referred to as bird flu. The focus here is on the response to bird flu information in Italy as news about highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) unfolded in the period October 2004 through October 2006, beginning after reports of the first outbreaks in Southeast Asia, and extending beyond the point at which outbreaks were reported in Western Europe.

 [Fwodie7's Weblog] Pandemic Avian Flu: Barry’s plan (Booklet by Francis Wodie).: The avian influenza or “bird flu” is a viral disease caused by the influenza type A virus, H5N1. This virus affects mainly birds and it is spread by migratory birds.

 [H5N1-links] September 21, 2008: As the story of Avian influenza H5N1 gains momentum, the panic induced by the possibility of a virulent strain of influenza that not only jumps national borders but might also jump species has galvanised several influential sectors of .

[Latest Expert Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com] Malawi and USAID work against H5N1: Via the Nyasa Times: USAID assists Malawi to fight Avian Influenza. Excerpt:The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pumped 470,000 dollars for Malawi to fight Avian influenza.USAID and implementing partner AI.COMM recently launched an Avian Influenza (AI) cross-border training program in the districts of Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza and Karonga to help combat the flu which attacks chickens as well as humans.Working closely with the Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development and the Ministry of Health in Malawi, this capacity-building initiative provides animal...

[Flu News Blog] NZ bird flu 'could mutate into more serious form' - Stuff.co.nz: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Sep 19, 2008 Biosecurity New Zealand team manager Andre van Halderen said the Southland ducks were the first time that low-pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 strain had ”¦ .

[Lyndsays Blog] United States Versus Bird Flu: Avian influenza, or bird flu as it is most commonly known, is a viral disease that has been ravishing Asia, as well as other countries, for more than two years now. Some choose to ignore the threat, but most health experts agree what we .

[Business blog] New Zealand: Worries Over Low Pathogenic Bird Flu Discovery: On Wednesday we learned that New Zealand researchers had discovered through routine surveillance that two wild bird samples (out of more than 1200 taken) in their country tested positive for LPAI (Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza) H5N1.

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