avian flu

New approach needed against Avian flu threat

harminka — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:32:36 -0500

As the first globally co-ordinated plan for the planet's gravest health threats is hatched by government ministers from around the world this weekend, a new report sets out a 10-point plan for this new, globalised approach to infectious diseases such as avian flu.

Work together for health in Africa

harminka — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:47:08 -0500

Spread of malaria, Rift Valley fever, and avian flu far more likely if researchers continue to 'operate in silos' and if solutions ignore local conditions

Potential new drug candidates to combat bird flu

harminka — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:40:14 -0500

As the specter of a worldwide outbreak of avian or “bird flu” lingers, health officials recognize that new drugs are desperately needed since some strains of the virus already have developed resistance to the current roster of anti-flu remedies.

Penn animal study identifies new DNA weapon against avian flu

harminka — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:50:31 -0500

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to vaccinate against avian flu.

New vaccine to give long-term defense against bird flu

harminka — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:37 -0500

A new vaccine under development may provide protection against highly pathogenic bird flu and its evolving forms, according to researchers at Purdue University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who discovered the new preventative drug and have tested it in mice.

Wild Canadian Goose tests positive for H5N1 in England

admin_huliq — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:45:12 -0600

The H5N1 Avian Flu Virus has been found in a dead wild Canadian Goose in Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset, England. This is the 11th case of the virus turning up in wild birds. The goose was found on February 25, 2008.

MIT finds key to avian flu in humans

harminka — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:51:48 -0600

MIT researchers have uncovered a critical difference between flu viruses that infect birds and humans, a discovery that could help scientists monitor the evolution of avian flu strains and aid in the development of vaccines against a deadly flu pandemic.

Large avian flu outbreaks more to involve duck meat industry

harminka — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:27:05 -0500

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that 73% of avian flu outbreaks in the UK would not spread beyond the initial infected farm, but larger outbreaks are more likely to involve the duck meat industry.

Research on type B flu strain could yield clues about bird flu

harminka — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:45:29 -0500

Scientists from Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Rice University have developed a three-dimensional, molecular map that could yield clues about the genetic mutations that will allow bird flu to spread among humans.

portable diagnostic system for foot-and-mouth disease, avian flu

harminka — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:41:42 -0500

Smiths Detection, part of global technology business Smiths Group, today announces it is to launch a portable detection system that will enable veterinarians to carry out on-site diagnosis of animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth and avian flu. This new technology means vets will be able to diagnose diseases in livestock and birds in the field in less than 90 minutes rather than having to send samples for laboratory analysis.

Flu virus trots globe during off-season

harminka — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:00:36 -0500

The influenza A virus does not lie dormant during summer but migrates globally and mixes with other viral strains before returning to the Northern Hemisphere as a genetically different virus, according to biologists who say the finding settles a key debate on what the virus does during the summer off-season when it is not infecting people.

Lab-on-chip testing for bird flu developed

harminka — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:28:40 -0500

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have successfully developed a miniaturized device that can be used to detect the highly pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) virus.