News tagged with h5n1 avian influenza
Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu
Dec 21, 2009 |
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The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night.
Avian influenza strain primes brain for Parkinson's disease
Aug 10, 2009 |
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At least one strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus leaves survivors at significantly increased risk for Parkinson's disease and possibly other neurological problems later in life, according to new research from St. Jude ...
New vaccine strategy might offer protection against pandemic influenza strains
May 18, 2009 |
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A novel vaccine strategy using virus-like particles (VLPs) could provide stronger and longer-lasting influenza vaccines with a significantly shorter development and production time than current ones, allowing public health ...
Does new swine flu virus kill by causing a 'cytokine storm'?
May 05, 2009 |
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The swine flu outbreak that began in Mexico and continues to spread around the globe may be particularly dangerous for young, otherwise healthy adults because it contains genetic components of the H5N1 avian influenza virus, ...
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New host species for avian influenza identified
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May 11, 2007 |
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An eight-year surveillance study, which included more than 36,000 wild migratory birds tested for low pathogenic avian influenza, details new data on host species, prevalence, and temporal and geographical variation of avian ...
Human nose too cold for bird flu, says new study
May 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside a person's nose is too low, according to research published today in the journal PLoS Pathogens. The authors of the ...
CDC seeks bird flu diagnostic tests
Dec 05, 2006 |
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $11.4 million for development of new, rapid diagnostic tests for avian influenza.
Bird flu virus remains infectious up to 600 days in municipal landfills
May 27, 2009 |
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Amid concerns about a pandemic of swine flu, researchers from Nebraska report for the first time that poultry carcasses infected with another threat — the 'bird flu' virus — can remain infectious in municipal ...
Genetic evidence for avian influenza movement from Asia to North America via wild birds
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Oct 27, 2008 |
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Wild migratory birds may be more important carriers of avian influenza viruses from continent to continent than previously thought, according to new scientific research that has important implications for highly pathogenic ...
New vaccine against deadliest strain of avian flu tested by scientists
Jan 30, 2008 |
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A vaccine against the most common and deadliest strain of avian flu, H5N1, has been engineered and tested by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Vaccine Research and Novavax Inc.
Bird flu virus strain found in Maryland
Sep 12, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say an H5N1 avian influenza virus found earlier this month in Maryland is a low pathogenic subtype and poses no threat to humans.
Study: Indirect transmission can trigger influenza outbreaks in birds
Jun 02, 2009 |
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New data on the persistence of avian influenza viruses in the environment has allowed a team of University of Georgia researchers to create the first model that takes into account both direct and indirect transmission of ...
Study: Live H5N1 virus vaccines effective
Sep 12, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say live, weakened versions of differing strains of avian flu viruses have offered protection when tested in mice and ferrets.
Indonesia's bird flu situation 'grave'
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Avian influenza is deeply entrenched in Indonesia despite an international containment effort, a U.N. report said Thursday.
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