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INFLUENZA >> 

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Avian Influenza  
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Latest News  

Mar 15
New Item Human H5N1 toll rises in Egypt as bird outbreaks cited elsewhere

Mar 11
New Item FAO claims progress in avian flu preparedness

Mar 4
New Item WHO confirms recent H5N1 cases in Vietnam, Egypt

Mar 2
New Item Vietnam reports another H5N1 infection

Mar 1
New Item NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egypt, flu shots and egg allergies

Feb 26
New Item NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Vietnam, H5N1 antiviral and vaccine, new pneumococcal vaccine

Feb 24
New Item Egypt's H5N1 cases top 100

Feb 23
New Item Vietnam reports first H5N1 case of the year

New Item NEWS SCAN: H5N1 hits Bhutan, cruise ship outbreak, E coli admission, Salmonella cases

Feb 18
New Item NEWS SCAN: Indonesia zoonosis group, East Africa addresses H5N1, shelf-stable vaccines

Feb 17
New Item Egypt reports more H5N1 cases and deaths

Feb 15
New Item Egypt reports another H5N1 case, more poultry outbreaks

Feb 8
New Item Egypt reports two more H5N1 cases

Feb 3
New Item NEWS SCAN: H5N1 vaccine problems, outbreaks in 2 countries

Jan 28
New Item Egypt reports four new H5N1 infections

Jan 25
New Item NEWS SCAN: Avian flu in Vietnam, controlling H5N1 in Indonesia, food safety in Canada

Jan 19
New Item NEWS SCAN: H5N1 case in Egypt, bird outbreak in India, debate in Indonesia

Dec 30
New Item Indonesia reports 20 H5N1 cases -- 19 fatal -- since January

Dec 21
New Item Egypt reports 90th H5N1 case

Nov 24
New Item NEWS SCAN: WHO says stay vigilant for avian flu, H5N1 risk in poultry workers, community MRSA up 7-fold

Sep 14
New Item FLU NEWS FROM ICAAC: H1N1 studies, IV peramivir findings, Tamiflu for H5N1

Aug 31
New Item Egypt reports two human H5N1 cases

May 28
New Item NEWS SCAN: Egypt's H5N1 toll grows, new H5N1 recombinant vaccine virus, Vietnam gets avian flu supplies

May 22
New Item NEWS SCAN: WHO confirms 5 Egyptian H5N1 cases, Jakarta culls backyard birds, 'silent' avian flu infection

May 14
New Item NEWS SCAN: Egypt reports H5N1 infection, outbreaks strike Egypt, Vietnam

Apr 20
New Item Egyptian woman, baby have H5N1 infections

Apr 14
New Item Surprising diversity found in H5N1 in Asian chickens

Apr 8
New Item Egyptian H5N1 cases prompt speculation about silent infections

Apr 2
New Item Poultry program's changes aim to stiffen avian flu safeguards

Mar 31
New Item H5N1 virus may be adapting to pigs in Indonesia

Mar 19
New Item Signs of drug resistance found in African H5N1 viruses

Mar 3, 2009
New Item Indonesia reports 4 H5N1 deaths

Feb 9, 2009
New Item Egypt, Vietnam report new H5N1 cases

Feb 6, 2009
New Item China says no avian H5N1 outbreaks detected

Feb 5, 2009
New Item Fresh avian flu outbreaks hit Vietnam, Egypt

New Item Egyptian toddler hospitalized with H5N1 infection

Feb 4, 2009
New Item H5N2 virus identified in Canadian turkey outbreak

Feb 2, 2009
New Item Three countries report more H5N1 outbreaks

New Item China reports new H5N1 case

Jan 26, 2009
New Item Four new cases push H5N1 total past 400

New Item Canada confirms avian flu outbreak on turkey farm

      
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New Item Avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses can directly infect and replicate in human gut tissues
From J Infect Dis, published online Mar 8

 
New Item Efficacy of the new neuraminidase inhibitor CS-8958 against H5N1 influenza viruses
From PLoS Pathog, published Feb 26

 
New Item Protection of pregnant mice, fetuses and neonates from lethality of H5N1 influenza viruses by maternal vaccination
From Vaccine, published online Feb 25

 
New Item Reassortment between avian H5N1 and human H3N2 influenza viruses creates hybrid viruses with substantial virulence
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Feb 22

 
New Item Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) relating to avian influenza in urban and rural areas of China
From BMC Infect Dis, published online Feb 21

 
New Item Avian influenza virus monitoring in wintering waterbirds in Iran, 2003-2007
From Virol J, published online Feb 19

 
New Item Antigenic and genetic characteristics of influenza A(H5N1) and influenza A(H9N2) viruses and candidate vaccine viruses developed for potential use in human vaccines
WHO document updated Feb 18

 
New Item Influenza virus in a natural host, the mallard: experimental infection data
From PLoS One, published Jan 28

 
New Item Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans: lessons from Egypt
From Jan 28 Euro Surveill

 
New Item Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak among wild birds, Russia, 2009
Letter in Emerg Infect Dis, published Jan 27

 
New Item Serosurveillance study on transmission of H5N1 virus during a 2006 avian influenza epidemic
From Epidemiol Infect, published online Jan 22

 
New Item An M2e-based multiple antigenic peptide vaccine protects mice from lethal challenge with divergent H5N1 influenza viruses
From Virology J, published online Jan 18

 
New Item Influenza H5N1 and H1N1 virus replication and innate immune responses in bronchial epithelial cells are influenced by the state of differentiation
From PLoS One, published online Jan 15

 
New Item Identification of amino acids in HA and PB2 critical for the transmission of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in a mammalian host
From PLoS Pathog, published online Dec 24

 
New Item T-705 (favipiravir) activity against lethal H5N1 influenza A viruses
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Dec 22

 
New Item Systems-level comparison of host-responses elicited by avian H5N1 and seasonal H1N1 influenza viruses in primary human macrophages
From PLoS One, published online Dec 14

 
New Item Prevalence of antibodies against avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among cullers and poultry workers in Ho Chi Minh City, 2005
From PLoS One, published online Nov 23

 
New Item Mutations in H5N1 influenza virus hemagglutinin that confer binding to human tracheal airway epithelium
From PLoS One, published online Nov 18

 
New Item Characterization of the influenza A H5N1 viruses of the 2008-09 outbreaks in India reveals a third introduction and possible endemicity
From PLoS One, published online Nov 16

 
New Item Avian Influenza: The Basics
Online training module from MCEIRS launched Oct 30

 
New Item Molecular epidemiology of clade 1 influenza A viruses (H5N1), southern Indochina Peninsula, 2004-2007
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Sep 29

 
New Item Proposals to finalize remaining elements of the 'Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for sharing influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits'
WHO document released Sep 18

 
New Item Ducks as sentinels for avian influenza in wild birds
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Sep 9

 
New Item A cell culture (Vero)-derived H5N1 whole-virus vaccine induces cross-reactive memory responses
Brief report from J Infect Dis, published online Aug 27

 
New Item Viral genetic determinants of H5N1 influenza viruses that contribute to cytokine dysregulation
From Aug 20 J Infect Dis

 
New Item Map of Confirmed Cases of H5N1 Avian Flu
From pandemicflu.gov; updated frequently