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The pandemic potential of H9N2 avian influenza viruses
Aug 13, 2008 |
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Since their introduction into land-based birds in 1988, H9N2 avian influenza A viruses have caused multiple human infections and become endemic in domestic poultry in Eurasia. This particular influenza subtype has been evolving ...
Ouch! Taking a shot at plague
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Jul 16, 2008 |
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Endangered black-footed ferrets, like children, aren't exactly lining up to be stuck with a vaccine, but in an effort to help control an extensive outbreak of plague in South Dakota, some of the ferrets are getting dosed ...
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Black-footed ferrets released in Kansas
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Dec 25, 2007 |
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Twenty-four rare black-footed ferrets freed on private land in Kansas are believed to be the first of their kind in the area in more than 50 years.
New intranasal influenza vaccine triggers robust immunity with significantly less antigen
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 28, 2008 |
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A single administration of a novel, nasally delivered influenza vaccine elicited immune responses in ferrets that were more than 20 times higher than those generated by two injections of the currently approved vaccines, according ...
Black-footed ferrets sired by males that died 8 years ago
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Sep 02, 2008 |
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Two black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have each given birth to a kit that was sired by males who died in 1999 and 2000. These endangered ferrets—part of a multi-institutional breeding ...
1918 flu resulted in current lineage of H1N1 swine influenza viruses, study says
Apr 30, 2009 |
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In 1918 a human influenza virus known as the Spanish flu spread through the central United States while a swine respiratory disease occurred concurrently. A Kansas State University researcher has found that the virus causing ...
Unusual flu vaccine is developed
Jun 14, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists have used reverse genetics to develop an influenza virus with two key proteins on its surface derived from the H5N1 avian virus strain.
Changes in amino acids in the 1918 influenza virus cut transmission
Feb 05, 2007 |
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(Modest changes in the 1918 flu virus's hemagglutinin receptor binding site—a molecular structure critical for the spread of infection—stopped viral transmission in ferrets, according to a new study conducted by researchers ...
Misuse of Vicks VapoRub may harm infants and toddlers
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Vicks® VapoRub®, the popular salve used to relieve symptoms of cough and congestion, may be harmful for infants and toddlers. New research appearing in the January issue of Chest, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Colleg ...
H1N1 pandemic virus does not mutate into 'superbug' in new lab study
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A laboratory study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that some of the worst fears about a virulent H1N1 pandemic flu season may not be realized this year, but does demonstrate ...
Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
Study ferrets out lying by expressions
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Canadian researchers using frame-by-frame video analysis have discovered fleeting "cracks" in facial expressions when a person is lying.
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