pandemic influenza

Who should be considered essential during pandemic flu outbreak

harminka — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:50:07 -0500

Not only are doctors, nurses, and firefighters essential during a severe pandemic influenza outbreak. So, too, are truck drivers, communications personnel, and utility workers. That's the conclusion of a Johns Hopkins University article to be published in the journal of Biosecurity and Bioterrorism.

Political borders, health-care issues complicate pandemic planning

harminka — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:03:48 -0500

Panic, staffing issues and geographic boundaries are some of the challenges that public health experts need to address as they plan for a possible influenza pandemic, according to a new report from Purdue University.

Scientists target future pandemic strains of H5N1 avian influenza

harminka — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:54:00 -0500

Preparing vaccines and therapeutics that target a future mutant strain of H5N1 influenza virus sounds like science fiction, but it may be possible, according to a team of scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and a collaborator at Emory University School of Medicine.

New Model Measures Pandemic Potential of H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Humans

harminka — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:34:10 -0500

Researchers from the U.S. and abroad used a contact ferret model to evaluate transmissibility of influenza viruses in humans and found that some strains currently circulating throughout the world may transmit better than others in mammals. The researchers report their findings in the July 2007 issue of the Journal of Virology.

MDCH Debuts Pandemic Flu Resource Guide

harminka — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:27:55 -0600