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INFLUENZA >> 

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Pandemic Influenza  
Latest News  

May 18
New Item Public weighs in on pandemic antiviral distribution

May 17
New Item Federal plan emphasizes resilience in national preparedness

May 8
New Item FEMA's first national preparedness report cites progress, gaps

May 7
New Item Twin Cities medicine-by-mail test called successful

May 3
New Item Report details changes that may boost H5N1 spread in mammals

New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: H5N1 death in Indonesia, estimating flu deaths, seasonal flu vax vs 1918 virus

Apr 23
New Item NEWS SCAN: Lawmaker questions NSABB process, flu-drug maker's move, public health support, key MRSA gene

Apr 20
New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: H1N1 in babies, vaccination in pregnant women, H5N1 in Bhutan, estimating pandemic mortality

Apr 19
New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: Pandemrix and narcolepsy, H1N1 border screening, H5N1 seroprevalence

Apr 16
New Item NSABB wants clarifications in Fouchier's H5N1 manuscript

Apr 4
New Item North American and European leaders update pandemic plans

Apr 3
New Item H5N1 mutations, other details unveiled at H5N1 meeting

New Item Lab study supports use of N95 respirators for flu protection

Apr 2
New Item Major players weigh implications of NSABB H5N1 reversal

Mar 30
New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: Response to dual-use guidelines, pandemic risk perception

Mar 28
New Item Scientists volley ahead of more dual-use H5N1 debate

Mar 26
New Item Fouchier anticipates resuming H5N1 studies soon

Mar 8
New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: Senate renews preparedness act, new H5N1 case in Vietnam, support for H1N1 vaccine donations

Mar 6
New Item Research on contagious H5N1 viruses: Space suits needed?

Mar 5
New Item Details of H5N1 study spark queries from congressman, experts

Feb 29
New Item With new data, NSABB may revisit H5N1 studies

Feb 24
New Item Debate on H5N1 death rate and missed cases continues

Feb 22
New Item Nature calls for publishing full H5N1 studies, pending safety review

Feb 17
New Item WHO H5N1 study group extends moratorium, calls for full publication

Feb 15
New Item Forum: H5N1 research tussle shows need for clear policies

Feb 13
New Item Proposed US budget taps prevention funds, leans on user fees

      
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New Item Public engagement on facilitating access to antiviral medications and information in an influenza pandemic
IOM workshop series summary published May 17

 
New Item Implementation plan for the National Health Security Strategy of the United States of America
HHS report posted online May 16

 
New Item Pacific islands which escaped the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic and their subsequent mortality experiences
From Epidemiol Infect, published online May 8

 
New Item The national preparedness report
FEMA report published May 3, but dated Mar 30

 
New Item Seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine protects against 1918 Spanish influenza virus in ferrets
From J Virol, published online May 2

 
New Item Examining the knowledge, attitudes and practices of domestic and international university students towards seasonal and pandemic influenza
From Apr 26 BMC Public Health

 
New Item Responding to an infectious disease outbreak: progress between SARS and pandemic influenza H1N1
PHAC report released Apr 11

 
New Item Behind the mask: determinants of nurse's adherence to facial protective equipment
From Am J Infect Control, published online Apr 5

 
New Item Key changes to pandemic plans by member states of the WHO European Region based on lessons learnt from the 2009 pandemic
Apr 4 ECDC/WHO report

 
New Item North American plan for animal and pandemic influenza
Report from Canada, US, & Mexico, posted Apr 2

 
New Item Mammalian-transmissible highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza: epidemiological context
Commentary from mBio, published Apr 3

 
New Item A community-based participatory approach and engagement process creates culturally appropriate and community informed pandemic plans after the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: remote and isolated First Nations communities of sub-arctic Ontario, Canada
From BMC Public Health, published Apr 3

 
New Item Developing pandemic preparedness in Europe in the 21st century: experience, evolution and next steps
From April Bull World Health Organ

 
New Item Detection of infectious influenza virus in cough aerosols generated in a simulated patient examination room
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Mar 29

 
New Item Airborne transmission of influenza: implications for control in healthcare and community settings
Editorial on above study from Clin Infect Dis, published online Mar 29

 
New Item Human monoclonal antibodies to pandemic 1957 H2N2 and pandemic 1968 H3N2 influenza viruses
From J Virol, published online Mar 28

 
New Item Creating a mammalian transmissible A/H5N1 influenza virus: social contracts, prudence, and alternative perspectives
Perspective article from Osterholm and Relman in J Infect Dis, published Mar 27

 
New Item The future of research and publication on altered H5N1 viruses
Perspective article from Herfst, Osterhuas, and Fouchier in J Infect Dis, published Mar 27

 
New Item The science of security versus the security of science
Perspective article from Bouvier in J Infect Dis, published Mar 27

 
New Item Priority setting of ICU resources in an influenza pandemic: a qualitative study of the Canadian public's perspectives
From Mar 26 BMC Public Health

 
New Item WHO: Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
Updated frequently

 

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