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Number Of Human Bird Flu Cases Rises To 160
On Tuesday, The U.N. health agency raised its official tally of people worldwide who have been infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu virus to 160, after laboratory tests in London confirmed that at least 12 people in Turkey have …
This last week has been a heady time for the science of avian influenza. As documented by , a report in the journal Nature, the H5N1 bird flu virus has mutated again in Turkey in ways that could make it easier to infect humans. Despite this, the death rate from the virus fell dramatically in the recent Turkish outbreak, from over 50% lethality to about 20%. The lower rate seems to be due to earlier detection and treatment. At the same time, scientists unraveling the genetic code of bird flu viruses have discovered a new clue that may help explain why the notorious H5N1 strain is so deadly. They have deciphered how the H5N1 virus, and in fact all influenza A viruses replicate inside cells. This could which could help to speed up the development of new drugs to avert a pandemic or treat those affected. As important as these developments are, they are potentially dwarfed by a report in Journal of Virology. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh may have come up with a simple solution to a possible pandemic: immunize all the chickens, like China is attempting to do. They’ve developed a vaccine that completely protects chickens from the H5N1 avian flu virus and, they believe, it might be an “economically advantageous” way to stop the spread of the disease. If they’re wrong, they have a backup plan: use the same vaccine on the human population.
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The rising threat of Avian Flu 30 Jan 2006 at 1:49pm … Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a Type A influenza virus that has been known to affect birds and now more recently, humans. Direct … Avian flu extends its reach to Iraq International Herald Tribune In First Iraqi Case, Bird Flu Kills Girl in North New York Times IRAQ CONFIRMS BIRD FLU DEATH Special Broadcasting Service Toronto Star - Forbes - all 418 related » Ministry says poultry free of bird flu Five day workshop on bird flu begins |
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US scientists claimed yesterday to have genetically engineered an avian flu vaccine that is more effective in protecting chickens from infection.
Vaccination could be a tool to help prevent the spread of the disease further into Europe.
A vaccination programme might calm fears about the transfer of the disease to the …
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Pope Benedict XVI called on world leaders to unite in the fight against poverty Sunday and sent two doves flying into St. Peter’s Square in a symbol of peace, continuing a tradition begun by his predecessor, John Paul II. Benedict also offered a special greeting to those who suffer from leprosy.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a new fact sheet on avian influenza, the first since the disease moved out of Asia into Europe. The document summarizes the course of bird flu in its two-year spread across Eurasia. In regard to the human cases that have appeared in six nations, the fact sheet points out some puzzling unknown factors. Human cases of disease have not appeared in
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI called on world leaders to unite in the fight against poverty Sunday and sent two doves flying into St. Peter’s Square in a symbol of peace, continuing a tradition begun by his predecessor, John Paul II. Fro …
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BIRD FLU: IRAQI GOVERNMENT BUYS 10,000 DOSES OF VACCINE AKI, Italy - … AKI) - The Iraqi health ministry has acquired "ten thousand doses of vaccine against the bird flu virus on a preventitive basis" according to ministry sources. … Spoils of War |
