added 2007 Mon May 14 1:09:52 by TechnologyExpert
First came the bird flu. Now China's pigs are succumbing to a violent infection. Is a human disease next?
First came the bird flu. Now China's pigs are succumbing to a violent infection. Is a human disease next?
added 2007 Mon Apr 16 22:30:01 by pawfoots
How can a teacher schooled in 20th-century science prepare today's high school students for stem cells, avian flu and other biological issues of the 21st century?
How can a teacher schooled in 20th-century science prepare today's high school students for stem cells, avian flu and other biological issues of the 21st century?
added 2007 Tue Apr 3 6:49:37 by STONERS
A strain of avian flu different from the one that has infected humans in Africa and Asia was detected at a turkey farm, requiring the slaughter of 25,000 birds, state agriculture officials said Monday.
A strain of avian flu different from the one that has infected humans in Africa and Asia was detected at a turkey farm, requiring the slaughter of 25,000 birds, state agriculture officials said Monday.
added 2007 Tue Jan 16 8:54:49 by siddhu1983
From the article: "Tests have confirmed that bird flu detected in chickens in southern Japan was the virulent H5N1 strain that has been blamed for more than 160 human deaths worldwide, the Japanese Agricultural Ministry said Tuesday. About 4,000 chickens died last week at a farm in Kiyotake town in Miyazaki state. Earlier test results Saturday only confirmed the bird flu strain was an H5 virus but not which one."
From the article: "Tests have confirmed that bird flu detected in chickens in southern Japan was the virulent H5N1 strain that has been blamed for more than 160 human deaths worldwide, the Japanese Agricultural Ministry said Tuesday. About 4,000 chickens died last week at a farm in Kiyotake town in Miyazaki state. Earlier test results Saturday only confirmed the bird flu strain was an H5 virus but not which one."
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 10:55:39 by ninjaboy
Bird flu is popping up after a yearlong hiatus in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia, and experts are warning now is the time for the H5N1 virus to flourish. The big question: Just how far will it go this winter?
Bird flu is popping up after a yearlong hiatus in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia, and experts are warning now is the time for the H5N1 virus to flourish. The big question: Just how far will it go this winter?
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 8:57:51 by ninjaboy
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports about the total number of laboratory-confirmed human cases and deaths worldwide from Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) infection.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports about the total number of laboratory-confirmed human cases and deaths worldwide from Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) infection.
Dynavax's Flu Vaccine Shows Immunity to Divergent and Potentially Pandemic Flu Strains in Preclinica
added 2006 Mon Aug 21 19:43:55 by stephend
Dynavax Technologies Corp., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in treatments for allergies, infectious and chronic inflammatory diseases, said Monday preclinical data indicates its flu vaccine confers immunity to "widely divergent" strains of the flu and has potential to be a universal flu vaccine.
Dynavax Technologies Corp., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in treatments for allergies, infectious and chronic inflammatory diseases, said Monday preclinical data indicates its flu vaccine confers immunity to "widely divergent" strains of the flu and has potential to be a universal flu vaccine.
