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 [LoopyLibrarian] One for the Morning Glory: Because more and more bacteria are becoming resistant to the pre-eminent remedy - antibiotics - the search for new remedies against bacterial infections is in high gear. Research by scientists from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) connected to Ghent University shows that certain mice, by nature, can withstand particular bacterial infections.

[H5N1Drome] Today's Feed: 今年恐怖的事件不断发生，首先是H5N1然后现在又变成了猪链球菌，看上去好像是普通的猪瘟，但却时刻威胁着人类的生命。其实什么瘟、什么瘟以前也不是没有发生过，但人类从来都没有像现在如此的恐慌。以前的都是把动物杀死了就没事了，动物大范围的死亡，人类只是财产上的损失，虽然心痛，但起码人类的生命还能报住自己的生命...！We can't flee, we can't flow, we have to learn how to face!!! 从候鸟到人们经常生活吃的三鸟，再到生活几乎必不可少的猪牛，三鸟有H5N1 ...

 [Sciencenewsblog.com] Science News Blog -- Bird Flu / Avian Flu: "There is more and more evidence building up that wild migratory birds do play some role in spreading the virus, but personally I believe -- and others agree -- that it's not a major role," said Ward Hagemeijer, a wild bird ecologist with Wetlands International, a conservation group in Wageningen, Netherlands. "If we would assume based on this evidence that wild birds would be a major carrier of the disease we would expect a more dramatic outbreak of the disease all over the world." Unfortunately, bird flu doesn't appear to be having much difficulty in spreading -- with or without the help of migratory birds.

[Birdflumonitor.com] Bird Flu Monitor: Pandemic Archives: [The News Blog@i66.com] Bush is speaking tomorrow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and will be unveiling the government’s strategy for dealing with a pandemic: WASHINGTON - Vaccine improvement is expected to take center stage in the Bush administration’s preparations for a worldwide flu outbreak, with a potential travel ban and restrictions on global commerce part of the contingency planning. President Bush on Tuesday will announce his strategy on how to prepare for the next flu pandemic - preparations expected to cost at least $6.5 billion - whether it is caused by the worrisome Asian bird flu or some other super-strain of influenza.

 [Huffingtonpost.com] The Blog | James Love: Preparing for Bird Flu? US Waived Right to ...: Developing a vaccine that is targeted on this specific strain (now, before the mutation) may save 90% of those in danger (45 million which mean we still lose 5 million). Delaying development of a vaccine (and a treatment regimen) until we can reliably predict the direction of mutation, and thus developing a more effective response, may save 99% (save 49.5 mil, losing only 500K people or a net of 4.5 mil people world-wide).

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