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* Public weighs in on pandemic antiviral distribution  May 18, 2012

* Federal plan emphasizes resilience in national preparedness  May 17, 2012

* FEMA's first national preparedness report cites progress, gaps  May 8, 2012

* Twin Cities medicine-by-mail test called successful  May 7, 2012

* FLU NEWS SCAN: H5N1 death in Indonesia, estimating flu deaths, seasonal flu vax vs 1918 virus  May 3, 2012

* Report details changes that may boost H5N1 spread in mammals  May 3, 2012

* NEWS SCAN: Lawmaker questions NSABB process, flu-drug maker's move, public health support, key MRSA gene  Apr 23, 2012

* FLU NEWS SCAN: H1N1 in babies, vaccination in pregnant women, H5N1 in Bhutan, estimating pandemic mortality  Apr 20, 2012

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Pandemrix and narcolepsy, H1N1 border screening, H5N1 seroprevalence  Apr 19, 2012

* NSABB wants clarifications in Fouchier's H5N1 manuscript  Apr 16, 2012

* North American and European leaders update pandemic plans  Apr 4, 2012

* Lab study supports use of N95 respirators for flu protection  Apr 3, 2012

* H5N1 mutations, other details unveiled at H5N1 meeting  Apr 3, 2012

* Major players weigh implications of NSABB H5N1 reversal  Apr 2, 2012

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Response to dual-use guidelines, pandemic risk perception  Mar 30, 2012

* Scientists volley ahead of more dual-use H5N1 debate  Mar 28, 2012

* Fouchier anticipates resuming H5N1 studies soon  Mar 26, 2012

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Senate renews preparedness act, new H5N1 case in Vietnam, support for H1N1 vaccine donations  Mar 8, 2012

* Research on contagious H5N1 viruses: Space suits needed?  Mar 6, 2012

* Details of H5N1 study spark queries from congressman, experts  Mar 5, 2012

* With new data, NSABB may revisit H5N1 studies  Feb 29, 2012

* Debate on H5N1 death rate and missed cases continues  Feb 24, 2012

* Nature calls for publishing full H5N1 studies, pending safety review  Feb 22, 2012

* WHO H5N1 study group extends moratorium, calls for full publication  Feb 17, 2012

* Forum: H5N1 research tussle shows need for clear policies  Feb 15, 2012

* Proposed US budget taps prevention funds, leans on user fees  Feb 13, 2012

* NEWS SCAN: Narrow focus for WHO H5N1 meeting, pandemic impact in Europe, pandemic vaccine safety, vaccine-linked narcolepsy, polio vaccine fears in Japan  Feb 10, 2012

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Procrastination on research oversight, pandemic ethics, H5N1 in Vietnam  Feb 9, 2012

* Undetected H5N1 cases seem few, but questions persist  Feb 9, 2012

* Experts: Dual-use H5N1 studies may not hasten pandemic response  Feb 8, 2012

* NBSB starts work on new medical countermeasure review  Feb 2, 2012

* NSABB: Studies show how H5N1 can jump natural barrier  Jan 31, 2012

* Experts continue to clash over NSABB recommendation  Jan 31, 2012

* Battle over H5N1 research continues in media, journals  Jan 30, 2012

* Virus in one controversial H5N1 study wasn't lethal  Jan 25, 2012

* HHS issues medical surge guidance for healthcare systems  Jan 25, 2012

* FLU NEWS SCAN: H1N1 and young adults' response, severe H1N1 cases, care standards for disasters  Jan 24, 2012

* NEWS SCAN: WHO meeting on H5N1 studies, H1N1 surge in Mexico, E coli research, MRSA in pork  Jan 23, 2012

* Experts debate aspects of H5N1 transmission studies  Jan 23, 2012

* US virologists ask NSABB to reconsider H5N1 decision  Jan 20, 2012

* Researchers announce pause in controversial H5N1 studies  Jan 20, 2012

* NEWS SCAN: New NBSB members, lessons from measles outbreak, poor-quality malaria drugs  Jan 19, 2012

* Review renews questions about oseltamivir benefits  Jan 19, 2012

* WHO to lead talks on controversial H5N1 studies  Jan 17, 2012

* Researchers air new theories about 1918 flu mortality  Jan 13, 2012

* NEWS SCAN: Dual-use research, H1N1 burden, pathogens in imported wildlife, funds for Pandemrix narcolepsy patients, H5N1 in Pakistan  Jan 11, 2012

* NEWS SCAN: NY Times critiques H5N1 studies, H5N1 in India, totally drug-resistant TB, flu and cancer  Jan 9, 2012

* Fears about mutant H5N1 hinge on ferrets as flu model  Dec 23, 2011

* Preparedness report card spells out programs at risk for cuts  Dec 20, 2011

* US government urges journals to omit details of two H5N1 studies  Dec 20, 2011

* Study suggests statins reduce deaths in severe flu infections  Dec 15, 2011

* GAO report, executive rule target drug shortages  Dec 15, 2011

* Novartis says cell-based flu vaccine facility ready to produce  Dec 13, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: EU rule on pandemic vaccines, shorter regimen for latent TB, skewed infection-control efforts, gastroenteritis outbreak  Dec 8, 2011

* New clinical research consortium to tackle pandemic threats  Dec 7, 2011

* H5N1 transmission experiment stirs concern  Nov 17, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Emergency alert aftermath, polio hot spots, cholera in Haiti, more vaccine-autism debate  Nov 10, 2011

* UK unveils tiered flu pandemic plan  Nov 10, 2011

* BARDA: Many biodefense products to mature within 5 years  Oct 6, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Prime-boost vaccination for H5N1, public health squeezed, unvaccinated students barred  Oct 4, 2011

* Study suggests 1918 flu waves were caused by 'distinct' viruses  Sep 30, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Sick leave in Seattle, flu vaccine in kids with cancer, malaria in Greece, AAP vaccination guidance, hospital-acquired infections  Sep 26, 2011

* Study: Few states advance ethics guidelines for pandemics  Sep 26, 2011

* Preparedness law renewal proceeds with minor tweaks  Sep 22, 2011

* Autopsy study leaves severity of fall 1918 pandemic wave a mystery  Sep 20, 2011

* CDC sees steady progress on state, local preparedness  Sep 20, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Flu death in kids, births after 1918 pandemic, ground turkey Salmonella cases, flu activity, virulent H1N1-H5N1 combo, flu from pigs, cytokine storm discovery  Sep 15, 2011

* Nation's first public health department accreditation launched  Sep 14, 2011

* 'Contagion' portrays extreme but not impossible scenario  Sep 9, 2011

* State funding a concern after decade of preparedness gains  Sep 7, 2011

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Flu-shot priority groups, 1918 pandemic flu transmission, recombinant swine flu virus, flu immune response  Aug 26, 2011

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Preparedness goal comments, H1N1 in newborns, H5N1 VLP vaccine  Aug 25, 2011

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Presymptom H1N1 transmission, peds hospital pandemic gaps, H1N1 in students, reusing N-95s  Aug 24, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Narcolepsy and flu, 1918 pandemic deaths, H5N1 seed strain, H1N1 and indigenous groups, measles update  Aug 22, 2011

* Cambodian girl dies from H5N1 infection  Aug 19, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: 2009 H1N1 virus reassortant, H7N7 as potential pandemic virus, rising legionellosis cases, cholera in Cameroon  Aug 18, 2011

* HHS announces $613 million in 2011 preparedness grants  Aug 15, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: H1N1 vaccine effectiveness, pandemic vaccine in hospitals, milk-related illnesses, fungal infections and tornadoes  Aug 1, 2011

* Study: Antibody binds to all influenza A subtypes  Jul 29, 2011

* Renewal of 2006 preparedness law advances in US House  Jul 28, 2011

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Global flu picture, flu vaccine projection, vaccine-narcolepsy link, avian flu vaccines in Egypt  Jul 15, 2011

* Journal offers insights on flu pandemics back to 1889  Jul 14, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Global H1N1 patterns, flu-strain predictions, antiviral mask, paid sick leave, H9N2-H1N1 reassortant, DRC cholera spread  Jul 6, 2011

* Federal review outlines new flu vaccine investments, challenges  Jun 28, 2011

* GAO details spending on, lessons from 2009 pandemic  Jun 28, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Polio progress, cholera in Haiti, scarlet fever, duct-tape infection control, rural flu-vaccination sites, pandemics and world economy  Jun 27, 2011

* NACCHO: Local health departments lost 6,000 jobs in 2010  Jun 21, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: H1N1 vaccine in pregnancy, eye protection and flu, billions for vaccines, chikungunya outbreak  Jun 15, 2011

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Pandemic planning, hospital flu markers, health worker flu vaccination, H5N1 test  Jun 13, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Flu and birth weight, pandemic planning in Asia, listeriosis investigation, flies as Salmonella vectors  Jun 6, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Adjuvanted pandemic vaccines, vaccine exemptions, disrupting mosquito scents, MRSA in fire stations  Jun 2, 2011

* WHA passes pandemic review, tweaks virus-sharing framework  May 20, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Pandemic steps at WHA, flu in the ED and on campus, lupus and flu vaccine, frog Salmonella update  May 19, 2011

* Public health groups sound warning about preparedness cuts  May 19, 2011

* WHO advisors address H1N1 response, flu vaccine issues  May 19, 2011

* Senate starts work on preparedness law reauthorization  May 18, 2011

* WHA hears push for bold vaccine leadership, innovations  May 17, 2011

* World Health Assembly opens 64th session in Geneva  May 16, 2011

* Researchers make computerized proteins that can block flu virus  May 12, 2011

* HHS reports hospital preparedness gains across nation  May 6, 2011

* Federal preparedness advisers approve disaster research recommendations  Apr 28, 2011

* WHO group finalizes landmark pandemic virus-sharing agreement  Apr 18, 2011

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Virus-sharing deal close, Pandemrix label change, H7 in Nebraska flocks, pandemic vaccine pact, secondary H1N1 attack rate  Apr 15, 2011

* CDC releases preparedness guidelines for states, localities  Apr 14, 2011

* FAO: Eliminating H5N1 will take more than 10 years  Apr 13, 2011

* WHO group renews push for pact on virus-sharing, pandemic vaccine access  Apr 12, 2011

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Pandemic vaccine uptake, vaccine doses pulled, virus-related patents  Apr 4, 2011

* US awards contract for long-acting flu antiviral  Mar 31, 2011

* WHO pandemic reviewers field comments on preview report  Mar 28, 2011

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Canada's flu vaccine backup, pandemic TV coverage  Mar 25, 2011

* UK proposes more flexible pandemic plan  Mar 22, 2011

* Pandemic review committee defends WHO response  Mar 10, 2011

* Scientists say 1957 pandemic flu virus could return  Mar 10, 2011

* Study finds H1N1 and H9N2 offspring can be more lethal  Mar 2, 2011

* HHS awards two contracts for recombinant flu vaccines  Mar 1, 2011

* State, local lawmakers ponder paid sick leave legislation  Feb 28, 2011

* WHO sticks with current strains for next flu vaccine  Feb 17, 2011

* Proposed budget trims preparedness funds, boosts FDA  Feb 14, 2011

* Study traces variation in pandemic school closures  Feb 2, 2011

* IOM report spells out priorities for flu PPE research  Jan 28, 2011

* Experts air kinks in antiviral use during H1N1 pandemic  Jan 28, 2011

* CDC officials share key pandemic communications lessons  Jan 27, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Pandemic guide for nursing homes, antivirals in pregnant women, quarantine messaging, UK flu-vaccine barriers, C difficile in kids  Jan 4, 2011

* HHS names 6 new members to biodefense advisory panel  Jan 4, 2011

* Reports call Canada's pandemic response effective, cite gaps  Dec 30, 2010

* Studies show science behind CDC pandemic response  Dec 14, 2010

* Report: Bleak economy threatens state preparedness gains  Dec 14, 2010

* Study blames faulty immune response for severe H1N1 in adults  Dec 9, 2010

* Universities found pandemic preparedness paid off  Dec 7, 2010

* Pandemic had significant impact on Canada's hospitals  Nov 24, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Eggs for vaccines, cause of Black Death, workplace flu prevention, diarrheal disease survey  Oct 11, 2010

* Studies explore working in a pandemic, working sick  Sep 30, 2010

* FLU NEWS SCAN: Ventilator contract, cell-based vaccine, flu-shot finder, shots for pregnant women, contaminated surfaces  Sep 30, 2010

* WHO pandemic review group concludes third session  Sep 29, 2010

* Experts cautiously optimistic on future impact of H1N1  Sep 28, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Seizures and H1N1 vaccine, prepandemic vaccine, chikungunya in France, anthrax heroin probe  Sep 27, 2010

* Health departments to receive healthcare-reform boost  Sep 24, 2010

* CDC says state and local preparedness improving  Sep 21, 2010

* BARDA contracts target countermeasures, pandemic vaccine  Sep 21, 2010

* CDC finalizes flu prevention guidance for health settings  Sep 20, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Pandemic planning and law, vaccine and narcolepsy, H5N1 spread, plant-based H5N1 vaccine, egg outbreak  Sep 3, 2010

* CDC: Healthcare groups need to share emergency plans  Sep 2, 2010

* Study finds pandemic sorely tested hospital mask, respirator supplies  Aug 24, 2010

* WHO: India, New Zealand still reporting pandemic flu activity  Aug 20, 2010

* Obama's science advisors outline plan for faster pandemic vaccine  Aug 19, 2010

* HHS sees greater federal role in building biodefense tools  Aug 19, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Flu in New Zealand, fatal resistant infection, Q fever and raw milk, SE Asian pandemic exercise  Aug 16, 2010

* FLU NEWS SCAN: School opening and pandemic H1N1, adjuvanted vaccine in elderly, H5N1 in Indonesia's pigs and poultry  Aug 13, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egypt, pandemic vaccine efforts, polio lab inventory  Aug 12, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: DoD award for vaccine plant, flu pandemic's cost to health insurers  Aug 10, 2010

* WHO says H1N1 pandemic is over  Aug 10, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Pandemic, bioterror funds kept intact; H5N1 death; vectorborne disease funding  Jul 28, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Pandemics and health workers, spontaneous prions, polio vaccination  Jul 27, 2010

* Experts say H5N1 picture not greatly improved since 2003  Jul 23, 2010

* WHO advisors still waiting for clear pandemic flu signals  Jul 21, 2010

* ICEID COVERAGE
Research continues on shielding workers from airborne pathogens
  Jul 14, 2010

* ICEID COVERAGE
Experts anticipate new flu-fighting tools
  Jul 13, 2010

* ICEID NEWS SCAN: Thermal scanners, asymptomatic H1N1 in HCWs, pandemic vaccine wariness, dengue in Florida, foodborne disease patterns  Jul 13, 2010

* ICEID COVERAGE
Experts air H1N1 lessons, other disease challenges
  Jul 12, 2010

* WHO: Flu activity builds slowly in the Southern Hemisphere  Jul 9, 2010

* HHS announces $390 million in grants for hospital preparedness  Jul 8, 2010

* Non-vaccine aid for needy nations' pandemic response falls short  Jul 7, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Global H5N1 cases hit 500, 1918 pandemic in Mexico, hemorrhagic fever in Congo  Jul 6, 2010

* WHO pandemic review wraps up second meeting  Jul 2, 2010

* Analysts say WHO communication errors spurred 'false pandemic' charges  Jul 1, 2010

* UK pandemic review cites lessons learned for future planning  Jul 1, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Copper oxide and N-95s, vaccine-linked febrile seizures, Salmonella update, chikungunya  Jun 28, 2010

* WHO sees pockets of pandemic flu and more H3N2  Jun 25, 2010

* Council of Europe affirms critique of WHO's pandemic response  Jun 24, 2010

* CDC proposes new flu guidance for healthcare facilities  Jun 23, 2010

* As EUAs expire, HHS says pandemic emergency is over  Jun 23, 2010

* CDC looks at tying public health alerts to medical records  Jun 22, 2010

* Two who helped WHO's pandemic response quit review panel  Jun 22, 2010

* Survey finds strong support for paid sick leave  Jun 21, 2010

* HHS finds school-based pandemic vaccine clinics effective  Jun 18, 2010

* Chinese researchers give details on swine-pandemic flu hybrid  Jun 17, 2010

* DHS business preparedness certification program takes shape  Jun 15, 2010

* Serologic studies agree on seniors' partial protection from H1N1  Jun 11, 2010

* WHO defends pandemic actions, says rules need tightening  Jun 10, 2010

* Review shows Tamiflu safe, effective in babies  Jun 7, 2010

* BMJ, European group criticize WHO pandemic actions  Jun 4, 2010

* WHO advisors again hold at current pandemic phase  Jun 3, 2010

* CDC: GBS risk similar for H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines  Jun 2, 2010

* Age profile of H1N1 cases sparks discussion of 'original antigenic sin'  May 28, 2010

* Legal expert shares lessons from pandemic vaccine campaign  May 26, 2010

* President's advisory group looks to speed up flu vaccine  May 21, 2010

* WHO: Pandemic showed limits of vaccine production capacity  May 21, 2010

* Polls traced declining interest in H1N1 vaccine  May 19, 2010

* Airport screening may have delayed H1N1 spread in Vietnam  May 18, 2010

* WHO's Chan welcomes pandemic review at start of World Health Assembly  May 17, 2010

* Surveillance reports show few pandemic flu hot spots  May 14, 2010

* Proposal for prepandemic vaccination sparks discussion  May 13, 2010

* ERs felt pandemic flu fear before flu itself  May 5, 2010

* H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED
Vaccination campaign weathered rough road, paid dividends
  Apr 30, 2010

* H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED
Vaccine production foiled, confirmed experts' predictions
  Apr 26, 2010

* H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED
Pandemic underscored influenza's unpredictability
  Apr 23, 2010

* International group renews push to fight avian, pandemic flu  Apr 22, 2010

* WHO advisors stay course on H1N1 vaccine, Rotarix  Apr 21, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: US global pandemic flu funds, new animal health center  Apr 20, 2010

* Early antivirals mean fewer ICU visits for pregnant pandemic flu patients  Apr 20, 2010

* CDC raises estimates of H1N1 toll slightly  Apr 20, 2010

* Reports support usefulness of school-based flu vaccination  Apr 19, 2010

* WHO pandemic review group concludes first session  Apr 15, 2010

* European conference offers findings on H1N1  Apr 13, 2010

* Blood sampling shows low H1N1 infection rate in Singapore  Apr 13, 2010

* Expert panel begins review of WHO's pandemic response  Apr 12, 2010

* NACCHO: Local public health jobs down 15% in 2 years  Apr 6, 2010

* New Canadian studies suggest seasonal flu shot increased H1N1 risk  Apr 6, 2010

* WHO says H1N1 still active in parts of tropics  Apr 2, 2010

* WHO sets up external panel to review pandemic response  Mar 29, 2010

* Georgia's rise in serious H1N1 cases worries CDC  Mar 29, 2010

* Business experts share pandemic lessons learned  Mar 24, 2010

* Study shows 1918 and 2009 pandemic viruses share key feature  Mar 24, 2010

* Infrared scanner may speed fever screening in hospitals  Mar 22, 2010

* CDC: Most flu indicators below baselines  Mar 22, 2010

* Pandemic H1N1 mutation in India resembles Dutch findings  Mar 16, 2010

* WHO: Influenza B gaining foothold in more countries  Mar 12, 2010

* ECDC sees another pandemic wave as unlikely  Mar 9, 2010

* State cuts accelerate public health funding shortfall  Mar 1, 2010

* CDC finds racial differences in pandemic flu hospitalizations  Feb 25, 2010

* ACIP recommends annual flu shots for almost all  Feb 24, 2010

* Emergency departments see rise in flu-like illness  Feb 24, 2010

* WHO sticks with current pandemic phase  Feb 24, 2010

* Study yields highly pathogenic avian, human flu virus mix  Feb 22, 2010

* CDC flu barometers show level activity  Feb 19, 2010

* Sebelius lauds pandemic partnerships  Feb 17, 2010

* Study links pandemic spread to gaps in paid sick leave  Feb 16, 2010

* WHO ponders move to post-peak pandemic phase  Feb 11, 2010

* HHS advisors face short deadline for analyzing biodefense  Feb 10, 2010

* Major review of biodefense measures to start soon  Feb 9, 2010

* Global Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 cases reach 225  Feb 5, 2010

* As flu holds steady, CDC urges vigilance, vaccination  Feb 5, 2010

* CDC alert details shorter expiration for Sanofi pandemic vaccine doses  Feb 3, 2010

* Reduced potency prompts another H1N1 vaccine recall  Feb 2, 2010

* Federal budget proposal boosts food safety, biodefense  Feb 1, 2010

* Egypt reports four new H5N1 infections  Jan 28, 2010

* CDC pediatric communications guidance to help avoid pandemic pitfalls  Jan 27, 2010

* European hearing airs WHO pandemic response, critics' charges  Jan 26, 2010

* WHO defends pandemic response ahead of Europe hearing  Jan 25, 2010

* Masks plus hand hygiene reduced ILI in college dorm study  Jan 22, 2010

* Serologic study finds H1N1 infections surged past official estimates  Jan 21, 2010

* Chan: Lack of H1N1 vaccine demand surprising  Jan 19, 2010

* Analyst: Adjuvanted H1N1 vaccines helped stir Europe's debate  Jan 15, 2010

* WHO, vaccine group deny pandemic scare charges  Jan 14, 2010

* Health officials, experts reject 'false pandemic' charges  Jan 13, 2010

* Experts press for better H1N1 vaccine uptake in risk groups  Jan 12, 2010

* Fall flu wave tested pediatric hospitals with tough choices  Jan 5, 2010

* Study: H1N1 not highly contagious in households  Dec 30, 2009

* Chan calls for continued vigilance against H1N1  Dec 29, 2009

* Three Asian countries top list to get donated H1N1 vaccine  Dec 17, 2009

* HHS urges continued H1N1 vaccination of health workers, everyone  Dec 16, 2009

* Sanofi recalls some pediatric pandemic vaccine doses  Dec 15, 2009

* CDC sharply raises H1N1 case estimates; kids hit hard  Dec 10, 2009

* Reports probe Tamiflu benefits, call for clinical data transparency  Dec 8, 2009

* WHO: It's too early to say pandemic has peaked  Dec 3, 2009

* CDC sees opportunity as flu wanes, vaccine supply grows  Dec 1, 2009

* CDC: Flu activity eases, but child deaths still climb  Nov 30, 2009

* Novartis unveils US cell-based flu vaccine plant  Nov 24, 2009

* Sick-leave standard as anti-flu weapon stirs debate  Nov 17, 2009

* WHO notes H1N1 up in some regions, leveling in others  Nov 13, 2009

* CDC cites some signs of ebbing US flu activity  Nov 13, 2009

* Officials take a heartland look at pandemic vaccine messages  Nov 11, 2009

* Pandemic flu keeps strong grip on US  Nov 6, 2009

* Reanalysis changes findings in respiratory protection study  Nov 5, 2009

* WHO warns countries not to underestimate pandemic virus  Nov 5, 2009

* Obesity risk stands out in study of California's sickest H1N1 patients  Nov 3, 2009

* WHO sends team to Ukraine as flu cases rise  Nov 2, 2009

* Studies reaffirm 2 vaccine doses in kids, show safety in pregnant women  Nov 2, 2009

* CDC offers guidance on H1N1, seasonal flu vaccine timing  Oct 28, 2009

* CDC says H1N1 vaccine supply is improving  Oct 27, 2009

* Obama's emergency step aimed to help implement disaster plans  Oct 26, 2009

* Spikes in US indicators point to intensifying pandemic  Oct 23, 2009

* CDC notes change in ethnic pattern of H1N1 impact  Oct 22, 2009

* Minnesota flu line will speed antivirals to at-risk patients  Oct 21, 2009

* USDA confirms first pandemic H1N1 finding in US pigs  Oct 19, 2009

* US H1N1 vaccine delayed as cases and deaths rise  Oct 16, 2009

* CDC keeps N-95 recommendation in H1N1 health worker guidance  Oct 14, 2009

* Injectable pandemic H1N1 vaccine headed to states  Oct 13, 2009

* Studies point up pandemic demand on critical care resources  Oct 12, 2009

* Guidance targets pandemic-related questions about disability law  Oct 7, 2009

* States reveal plans for first H1N1 vaccine deliveries  Oct 2, 2009

* Preparedness report spells out H1N1 challenges  Oct 1, 2009

* First H1N1 vaccine doses headed to states, cities  Oct 1, 2009

* Senior groups push vaccine messages, pandemic planning  Sep 30, 2009

* Protection after early flu shots likely to last all season  Sep 29, 2009

* CDC cites bacterial infections in some H1N1 deaths  Sep 28, 2009

* Biggest pandemic worry for business: absenteeism  Sep 25, 2009

* WHO lowers H1N1 vaccine projection, targets some for poor nations  Sep 24, 2009

* Businesses share lessons from spring H1N1 outbreak  Sep 24, 2009

* Business summit panelists stress practicality to slow flu spread  Sep 23, 2009

* Pandemic flu experts share preparedness perspectives with businesses  Sep 22, 2009

* Business conference airs challenges of H1N1 vaccine campaign  Sep 22, 2009

* Trial predicts 2 H1N1 shots for young kids, 1 for older  Sep 21, 2009

* Feds see gaps in local plans for surge, vaccine distribution  Sep 21, 2009

* New efforts help businesses prepare for next H1N1 wave  Sep 18, 2009

* CDC says 3.4 million doses of H1N1 vaccine to ship in early October  Sep 18, 2009

* Study on respirators versus masks hailed as landmark  Sep 17, 2009

* Studies suggest novel H1N1 patients shed virus longer  Sep 15, 2009

* H1N1 flu widespread in 11 states  Sep 11, 2009

* Roche boosts Tamiflu supply, addresses resistance  Sep 11, 2009

* Officials give pandemic flu advice for high-risk kids  Sep 9, 2009

* CDC reports increase in flu activity, plus one swine H3N2 flu case  Sep 4, 2009

* CDC issues advice for battling flu in child care settings  Sep 4, 2009

* IOM affirms CDC guidance on N95 use in H1N1 setting  Sep 3, 2009

* Feds engage media on pandemic vaccine communication  Sep 3, 2009

* Obama urges public to prepare for fall wave of H1N1  Sep 1, 2009

* Experts field questions about novel flu vaccines for pregnant women  Aug 27, 2009

* CDC offers perspective on White House flu severity scenario  Aug 26, 2009

* US offers schools advice on teaching kids kept home by flu  Aug 25, 2009

* Presidential panel calls for planning czar, faster vaccine  Aug 24, 2009

* Panel urges HHS to prepare for H1N1 vaccine safety concerns  Aug 24, 2009

* First H1N1 vaccine trial data expected in mid-September  Aug 21, 2009

* WHO: In treating H1N1, save antivirals for high-risk cases  Aug 21, 2009

* Federal officials offer new pandemic guidance for businesses  Aug 19, 2009

* Experts air practical PPE considerations to IOM  Aug 13, 2009

* IOM hears diverse findings on PPE for flu  Aug 12, 2009

* CDC advises against closing schools during H1N1 outbreaks  Aug 7, 2009

* CDC shortens stay at home for those with flu symptoms  Aug 6, 2009

* WHO says H1N1 vaccine process won't sacrifice safety  Aug 6, 2009

* Review finds parallels between 1957 and 2009 pandemics  Aug 5, 2009

* PAHO rejects report of resistant H1N1 cases on US-Mexico border  Aug 4, 2009

* Packaging, not yield, may be problem for nasal-spray H1N1 vaccine  Jul 30, 2009

* Study on pandemic flu risks in pregnancy finds antiviral treatment delays  Jul 29, 2009

* CDC advisors to weigh who should receive H1N1 vaccine  Jul 28, 2009

* Novel H1N1 flu activity continues at unusual levels  Jul 24, 2009

* WHO offices issue pandemic flu surveillance updates  Jul 23, 2009

* H1N1, seasonal flu vaccines to be tested together  Jul 22, 2009

* CDC braces for back-to-school flu spike, addresses vaccine worries  Jul 17, 2009

* HHS advisors urge full speed on H1N1 vaccine production  Jul 17, 2009

* WHO suspends reporting of H1N1 case counts  Jul 16, 2009

* CDC offers pandemic advice for outpatient facilities  Jul 15, 2009

* WHO says healthcare workers should get first H1N1 shots  Jul 13, 2009

* Obesity may be risk factor for severe H1N1 illness  Jul 10, 2009

* Sebelius expects launch of H1N1 vaccination drive in fall  Jul 9, 2009

* ACEP unveils plan to manage fall pandemic wave  Jul 6, 2009

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Experts stress need for personal, community preparedness
  Jun 30, 2009

* Health officials say antiviral resistance likely in some pandemic flu cases  Jun 30, 2009

* Experts look for clues in 1918 pandemic virus family tree  Jun 29, 2009

* HHS extends liability shield to antivirals used for H1N1  Jun 26, 2009

* CDC: Flu activity picks up pace, hits summer camps  Jun 26, 2009

* Texas program aims for Web-based school flu surveillance  Jun 26, 2009

* CDC updates advice on antiviral treatment for flu  Jun 25, 2009

* Pandemic reveals strengths of new flu database  Jun 25, 2009

* Firm wins HHS contract for new flu vaccine technology  Jun 23, 2009

* Congress approves $7.65 billion for pandemic flu response  Jun 22, 2009

* H1N1 cases in health workers show need for protection  Jun 18, 2009

* CDC targets threat of novel flu at summer camps  Jun 15, 2009

* Pandemic declaration prompts CDC huddle with businesses  Jun 12, 2009

* Communication expert endorses WHO's delay on pandemic declaration  Jun 12, 2009

* CDC says declaration won't change its pandemic plans  Jun 11, 2009

* WHO declares pandemic of novel H1N1 virus  Jun 11, 2009

* Researchers say H1N1 virus jumped to humans months ago  Jun 11, 2009

* WHO 'very close' to declaring a pandemic  Jun 9, 2009

* Serious H1N1 cases in Canadian Inuits raise concern  Jun 9, 2009

* Flu researchers call for enhanced swine surveillance  Jun 8, 2009

* Obama seeks more funds for novel flu fight  Jun 5, 2009

* Analysis of H1N1 flu response shows progress, problems  Jun 4, 2009

* WHO drawing closer to declaring a pandemic  Jun 2, 2009

* New flu virus may bring summer of discontent  May 29, 2009

* WHO may redefine pandemic alert phases  May 26, 2009

* Companies receive HHS orders for novel flu vaccine  May 26, 2009

* WHO sticks with current pandemic alert phase  May 22, 2009

* Some immunity to novel H1N1 flu found in seniors  May 21, 2009

* CDC: H1N1 spreads about as readily as seasonal flu  May 20, 2009

* CDC finds patterns in novel flu hospitalizations  May 19, 2009

* WHO group envisions greater production of H1N1 vaccine  May 19, 2009

* WHO is urged to go slow on declaring pandemic  May 18, 2009

* CDC: novel flu outbreak expanding  May 15, 2009

* WHO rejects idea that novel H1N1 virus is lab-derived  May 14, 2009

* WHO foresees problems with pandemic severity index  May 13, 2009

* WHO likely to counsel restraint on antivirals for H1N1  May 12, 2009

* CDC urges vigilance for pregnant women with flu symptoms  May 12, 2009

* WHO: H1N1 flu more contagious than seasonal virus  May 11, 2009

* WHO team predicts novel H1N1 may spread like 20th century pandemics  May 11, 2009

* 'Worried well' overload gives taste of pandemic scenario  May 8, 2009

* Survey: Americans following flu news but not worried  May 8, 2009

* Demand, flu patterns lead states to reduce testing  May 8, 2009

* H1N1 FLU BREAKING NEWS: Cases reach 2,500, Mexico's severe cases, concern about viral mixing, holding at phase 5  May 8, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS: Cases top 2,000, potential global burden, farm residents test negative, USAID efforts, vaccine contract  May 7, 2009

* CDC offers new details on swine flu cases  May 7, 2009

* FDA approves new vaccine facility  May 6, 2009

* Fewer senior swine flu cases may hint at protection  May 6, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS: Case counts, vaccine production capacity, virus confirmed in pigs, Swiss quarantine, UK flu chief  May 6, 2009

* Experts to discuss swine flu vaccine decision May 14  May 6, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS: Case counts, states reduce testing, European outbreaks, age range, quarantines in China  May 5, 2009

* CDC scales back school-closure advice  May 5, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS 2: Second US death, speeding vaccine production, quarantined foreigners, House spending proposal  May 5, 2009

* CDC, states weigh usefulness of school closures  May 4, 2009

* Flu virus's likely human-to-swine jump triggers concern  May 4, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS 2: Global case update, eyeing phase 6, probable cases, southern hemisphere viruses, WHO gathers clinical experts  May 4, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS: Global case count, US cases widespread, pigs infected, Mexico sees improvement, concern about hoarding  May 4, 2009

* HHS orders more antivirals for national stockpile  May 1, 2009

* Path to swine flu vaccine has major hurdles  May 1, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS: Case counts, antiviral purchase, worried patients, Mexico timeline, 300 US schools close, Hong Kong quarantine  May 1, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS 2: New case count, attack rate, patients' travel history, public awareness, product scams, treatment insurance  May 1, 2009

* Flu experts counter Biden's travel advice  Apr 30, 2009

* Global agencies want 'swine' out of virus's name  Apr 30, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS: Case counts, antiviral distribution, Mexican situation, Biden's clarification, new countries affected, viral name change, White House health scare  Apr 30, 2009

* WHO raises pandemic alert to phase 5  Apr 29, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS  Apr 29, 2009

* Lawmakers press for tougher border measures to curb virus spread  Apr 29, 2009

* CDC says new virus spreading beyond travelers  Apr 28, 2009

* Senate hearing raises pandemic readiness, funding issues  Apr 28, 2009

* SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS  Apr 28, 2009

* WHO raises pandemic alert to phase 4 [updated 7:15 p.m. CST]  Apr 27, 2009

* As US swine flu cases double, some travel to Mexico discouraged  Apr 27, 2009

* US swine flu cases rise as feds call health emergency  Apr 26, 2009

* WHO holding at pandemic alert phase 3 for now  Apr 26, 2009

* WHO declares public health emergency as US swine flu cases rise  Apr 25, 2009

* Labs confirm same swine flu in deadly Mexican outbreaks  Apr 24, 2009

* More US swine flu cases, Mexico illnesses raise pandemic questions  Apr 23, 2009

* Swine flu cases recall 1976 episode  Apr 22, 2009

* Human swine flu cases with unique strain raise concern  Apr 21, 2009

* Surprising diversity found in H5N1 in Asian chickens  Apr 14, 2009

* Egyptian H5N1 cases prompt speculation about silent infections  Apr 8, 2009

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Agencies build partnerships to dispense emergency medications
  Apr 6, 2009

* Experts update businesses on antiviral stockpiling  Mar 31, 2009

* H5N1 virus may be adapting to pigs in Indonesia  Mar 31, 2009

* Signs of drug resistance found in African H5N1 viruses  Mar 19, 2009

* Chan warns economic crisis may worsen disease threats  Mar 18, 2009

* Enacted bill includes pandemic, food safety money  Mar 12, 2009

* Report says public health funding is uneven, eroding  Mar 10, 2009

* H1N1 viruses gain Tamiflu resistance without losing fitness  Mar 2, 2009

* Another antibody against diverse flu strains found  Feb 27, 2009

* Pandemic vaccine?making capacity rising, but still short  Feb 24, 2009

* Researchers find antibody that fights H5N1, seasonal flu strains  Feb 23, 2009

* Governors group offers workforce pandemic guidance for states  Feb 19, 2009

* HHS experts air mental health planning for pandemic  Feb 18, 2009

* Stimulus bill headed for passage minus pandemic funds  Feb 13, 2009

* Panasonic addresses speculation over employee pandemic order  Feb 12, 2009

* Panasonic's pandemic-related move fuels questions, concern  Feb 10, 2009

* Experts weigh new H5N1 vaccine strategies  Feb 3, 2009

* Minnesota groups issue reports on allocating pandemic resources  Jan 30, 2009

* House-passed stimulus bill includes pandemic funding  Jan 29, 2009

* Feds outline state pandemic planning gains and gaps  Jan 16, 2009

* Novartis gets US contract for cell-based flu vaccine plant  Jan 15, 2009

* HHS reports progress on cell-based pandemic vaccines  Jan 9, 2009

* No dangerous changes seen in Hong Kong H9N2 virus  Jan 7, 2009

* EU panel supports innovative pandemic, seasonal flu vaccines  Dec 22, 2008

* Cost, resistance aired in HHS webcast on antivirals  Dec 17, 2008

* Treatment comes first in HHS antiviral guidance  Dec 16, 2008

* Progress reported at WHO meeting on virus sharing  Dec 15, 2008

* US preparedness report card decries funding lag  Dec 9, 2008

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Addressing psychological needs in disaster response
  Dec 1, 2008

* FAO: Momentum builds for 'One World, One Health' concept  Nov 26, 2008

* Hospital pandemic drill reveals major supply challenges  Nov 25, 2008

* CDC reports swine flu virus in Texas patient  Nov 24, 2008

* Indonesia says no H5N1 cases in suspicious cluster  Nov 20, 2008

* Report says pandemic will threaten coal, power supplies  Nov 20, 2008

* Study questions value of respirator-fit testing  Nov 17, 2008

* Google uses search data to estimate US flu activity  Nov 13, 2008

* Feds stage airport test of plan to slow pandemic  Nov 12, 2008

* US to give FAO $44 million for avian flu control  Nov 11, 2008

* GAO: Obama should address health preparedness, food safety  Nov 7, 2008

* University of Minnesota breaks flu-shot world record  Oct 30, 2008

* Experts at HHS webinar cite key pandemic planning issues  Oct 29, 2008

* US urged to launch major campaign against emerging diseases  Oct 29, 2008

* Donors meeting nets funds for avian flu fight  Oct 27, 2008

* Drug-resistant flu viruses cause growing concern  Oct 27, 2008

* WHO's draft pandemic flu guidance revises phases  Oct 24, 2008

* UN: Pandemic risk remains despite progress on H5N1  Oct 23, 2008

* Group urges next administration to reform public health  Oct 21, 2008

* Google funds projects to find, fight new pathogens  Oct 21, 2008

* US antiterrorism rules restrict vaccine exports  Oct 17, 2008

* World Bank says flu pandemic could cost $3 trillion  Oct 17, 2008

* Governors group identifies states' pandemic-preparedness gaps  Oct 16, 2008

* CDC contract to improve labs' access to flu viruses  Oct 9, 2008

* Businesses urged to avoid pandemic planning pitfalls  Oct 9, 2008

* CDC funds research on public health preparedness  Oct 7, 2008

* GAO urges HHS to speed antiviral, prepandemic vaccine plans  Oct 6, 2008

* Plant cancellation shows problems in flu vaccine business  Oct 3, 2008

* Study: First flu wave in 1918 was vaccine for some  Oct 2, 2008

* Public health groups report emergency preparedness gains  Sep 30, 2008

* CDC awards funds for new pandemic planning approaches  Sep 25, 2008

* HHS Web seminar touts personal pandemic preparedness  Sep 25, 2008

* Report suggests refocusing US pandemic vaccine efforts  Sep 22, 2008

* Glaxo offers program to boost employer antiviral stockpiling  Sep 3, 2008

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Berkeley officials enlist young flu fighters
  Sep 2, 2008

* H1N1 flu viruses growing more resistant to Tamiflu  Aug 25, 2008

* Study: Bacterial pneumonia was main killer in 1918 flu pandemic  Aug 22, 2008

* Researchers find long-lived immunity to 1918 pandemic virus  Aug 19, 2008

* Researchers probe pandemic potential of H9N2 virus  Aug 14, 2008

* Indonesia rules out H5N1 case cluster in Sumatra  Aug 13, 2008

* Britain ranks flu pandemic among top threats  Aug 8, 2008

* Trial of second-generation zanamivir shows promise  Aug 1, 2008

* GAO: States want more pandemic planning guidance  Jul 29, 2008

* Many nursing homes lack pandemic plan  Jul 25, 2008

* New pandemic vaccine plan keeps focus on critical workers  Jul 23, 2008

* More efforts look outside the box for outbreak signals  Jul 21, 2008

* Reports examine high H5N1 death rate in Indonesia  Jul 17, 2008

* Indonesia details reasons for withholding H5N1 viruses  Jul 15, 2008

* GAO reports progress, pitfalls in state medical surge planning  Jul 14, 2008

* Japanese study finds no behavioral effects from Tamiflu  Jul 11, 2008

* Indiana study profiles local pandemic planning problems  Jul 9, 2008

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Breaking language barriers with preparedness messages
  Jun 30, 2008

* Roche unveils plan to boost employer antiviral stockpiling  Jun 26, 2008

* Health leaders: World far from ready for flu pandemic  Jun 23, 2008

* UN: Pandemic preparedness pays off, but threat remains  Jun 18, 2008

* CDC funds tests to sort seasonal, avian flu  Jun 17, 2008

* Australia approves CSL's H5N1 vaccine  Jun 17, 2008

* Sanofi to give WHO 60 million doses of H5N1 vaccine  Jun 16, 2008

* Indonesian government mum as AP reports H5N1 case  Jun 13, 2008

* Baxter says cell-based H5N1 vaccine did well in trial  Jun 12, 2008

* Tracing air travelers at risk for disease still tough  Jun 10, 2008

* Hawaii begins testing some arriving travelers for flu  Jun 6, 2008

* HHS announces preparedness grants for public health, hospitals  Jun 3, 2008

* HHS offers pandemic guidance on masks, antivirals  Jun 3, 2008

* WHO reports progress on intellectual property issues  May 30, 2008

* Survey finds little disruption with short school closure  May 29, 2008

* Some avian flu H7 viruses growing more human-like  May 28, 2008

* Indonesia claims wide support for virus-sharing stance  May 27, 2008

* EU approves its first prepandemic H5N1 vaccine  May 19, 2008

* Experts welcome Indonesia's vow to share H5N1 data  May 19, 2008

* Launch of WHO H5N1 vaccine stockpile still awaited  May 16, 2008

* Researchers: Pandemic readiness demands mix of antivirals  May 15, 2008

* OSHA offers guide to stockpiling masks, respirators  May 14, 2008

* Critical care panel tackles disaster preparation, surge capacity, rationing  May 13, 2008

* WHO begins pandemic guidance update  May 6, 2008

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
North Carolina fosters preparedness with the touch of a finger
  May 5, 2008

* Adenovirus-based H5N1 vaccine broadly protective in mice  May 2, 2008

* Researchers find fast way to make human antibodies against flu  May 2, 2008

* Federal officials discuss school-closure concerns  May 1, 2008

* HHS adds H5N1 clade 2.2 vaccine to stockpile  Apr 29, 2008

* IOM: US likely to need bigger antiviral stockpile  Apr 25, 2008

* Indonesia denies seeking payment for virus samples  Apr 23, 2008

* HHS names chief for biodefense research agency  Apr 18, 2008

* Guidance offered for protecting vulnerable groups in flu pandemic  Apr 16, 2008

* Flu vaccination still a challenge for hospitals  Apr 9, 2008

* Chinese man probably caught H5N1 from son  Apr 9, 2008

* China approves its first H5N1 vaccine  Apr 3, 2008

* Two more H5N1 cases from Pakistan cluster verified  Apr 3, 2008

* CDC funding varies widely by state, report says  Apr 2, 2008

* CDC says pandemic drills hone decision-making tools  Mar 25, 2008

* US has enough H5N1 vaccine for 13 million people  Mar 20, 2008

* HHS includes online services in pandemic communication drill  Mar 19, 2008

* FAO: H5N1 levels in Indonesia raise pandemic risk  Mar 18, 2008

* CDC pandemic exercise highlights drug, mitigation, travel issues  Mar 17, 2008

* Avian, human flu coinfection reported in Indonesian teen  Mar 17, 2008

* HHS issues pandemic planning guide for states  Mar 14, 2008

* Hectic season exposes gaps in flu preparedness  Mar 10, 2008

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Kansas launches assessment tool to gauge needs of at-risk groups
  Mar 10, 2008

* CDC expecting H5N1 samples from Indonesia  Feb 22, 2008

* CDC says state preparedness much improved since 2001  Feb 20, 2008

* HHS advisor fields online pandemic preparedness queries  Feb 19, 2008

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Toolkit promotes preparedness for non-profit, faith-based groups
  Feb 11, 2008

* Report urges USDA to tighten oversight of pandemic planning  Feb 11, 2008

* Europe reports further increase in Tamiflu resistance  Feb 7, 2008

* HHS budget proposal cuts state preparedness, boosts food safety  Feb 4, 2008

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Kentucky's grassroots network helps at-risk populations prepare
  Jan 30, 2008

* Authors defend study of nondrug measures in 1918 pandemic  Jan 25, 2008

* GAO cites barriers to antiviral, vaccine roles in pandemic  Jan 23, 2008

* WHO catalogs H5N1 viruses, launches tracking system  Jan 22, 2008

* ACLU sees coercive theme in federal pandemic plans  Jan 18, 2008

* OIE chief says H5N1 still has pandemic potential  Jan 16, 2008

* Exposure source unclear in 25% of human H5N1 cases  Jan 16, 2008

* Study refines view of H5N1 virus's binding preferences  Jan 14, 2008

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Health workers in Texas prepare national border for pandemic flu
  Jan 14, 2008

* OIE chief's downplaying of pandemic risk draws fire  Jan 11, 2008

* FDA clears single test for 12 respiratory viruses  Jan 7, 2008

* WHO: initial analysis of Pakistani H5N1 suggests no dangerous mutations  Jan 3, 2008

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Toolkit provides guidance on home care for the sick
  Jan 2, 2008

* Egypt reports three more H5N1 deaths  Dec 31, 2007

* WHO confirms H5N1 case in Pakistan cluster  Dec 27, 2007

* Pakistan H5N1 situation stable as Indonesia reports possible cluster  Dec 21, 2007

* Congress slashes pandemic preparedness funding  Dec 20, 2007

* New swine flu virus supports 'mixing vessel' theory  Dec 20, 2007

* Funding cuts said to threaten states' preparedness progress  Dec 18, 2007

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Project illuminates spiritual aspects of disasters
  Dec 17, 2007

* Possible H5N1 family cluster probed in Pakistan  Dec 17, 2007

* Players in H5N1's debut ponder a decade's lessons  Dec 14, 2007

* Public weighs in on pandemic vaccine allocation plan  Dec 12, 2007

* Reports suggest common source in family H5N1 cases  Dec 10, 2007

* Donors pledge $406 million to fight avian flu  Dec 7, 2007

* Father of Chinese H5N1 fatality has infection  Dec 7, 2007

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Guide helps homeless shelters prepare
  Dec 4, 2007

* HHS offers tools to promote local pandemic preparedness  Dec 4, 2007

* UN: H5N1 responses improving, but threat persists  Nov 30, 2007

* COMMENTARY
Little evidence for New York City quarantine in 1918 pandemic
  Nov 27, 2007

* FDA panel seeks stronger label warnings for 2 flu drugs  Nov 27, 2007

* Virus-sharing pact eludes WHO group, but work will continue  Nov 26, 2007

* PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Collaborations ensure local needs met in city's pandemic planning process
  Nov 19, 2007

* WHO group to tackle H5N1 virus-sharing dispute  Nov 19, 2007

* THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE
A seven-part series on the chances for immunizing the world against pandemic flu
  Nov 15, 2007

* HHS issues guide for using call centers in emergencies  Nov 8, 2007

* North American countries agree to coordinate infectious disease efforts  Nov 2, 2007

* GAO urges more effort to gird US infrastructure for pandemic  Nov 2, 2007

* THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE
Part 7: Time for a vaccine 'Manhattan Project'?
  Nov 2, 2007

* North American countries agree to coordinate infectious disease efforts  Nov 2, 2007

* THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE
Part 6: Looking to novel vaccine technologies
  Nov 1, 2007

* THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE
Part 5: What role for prepandemic vaccination?
  Oct 31, 2007

* THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE
Part 4: The promise and problems of adjuvants
  Oct 30, 2007

* THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE
Part 3: H5N1 poses major immunologic challenges
  Oct 29, 2007

* Pandemic drill for financial sector finds planning gaps  Oct 26, 2007

* THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE
Part 2: Vaccine production capacity falls far short
  Oct 26, 2007

* THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE
Part 1: Flu research: a legacy of neglect
  Oct 25, 2007

* THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE
Bibliography
  Oct 25, 2007

* Pandemic vaccine proposal favors health workers, children  Oct 24, 2007

* WHO expects pandemic vaccine capacity to soar  Oct 23, 2007

* White House aims to transform public health preparedness  Oct 22, 2007

* Study: Cold, dry air favors spread of flu in lab animals  Oct 19, 2007

* WHO report explores patent issues concerning flu viruses  Oct 17, 2007

* Report: Pandemic plans need more focus on children  Oct 17, 2007

* H5N1 mutation that could help spark pandemic identified  Oct 5, 2007

* IOM calls for new research on safety garb for health workers  Sep 26, 2007

* Database lists choice pandemic-planning resources  Sep 24, 2007

* Trial of injectable flu drug yields disappointing results  Sep 20, 2007

* GAO finds gaps in federal pandemic planning  Sep 11, 2007

* WHO confirms 5 Vietnam H5N1 cases, lists lab test criteria  Aug 31, 2007

* HHS allots $75 million to states for pandemic planning  Aug 30, 2007

* Trial results for Glaxo's H5N1 vaccine released  Aug 27, 2007

* North American pandemic plan takes shape  Aug 23, 2007

* Indonesia: H5N1 sample on its way to WHO  Aug 17, 2007

* Glaxo sells more H5N1 vaccine to US, launches trial  Aug 16, 2007

* Report says problems hobble US biosurveillance system  Aug 16, 2007

* Study says nondrug measures helped in 1918 flu pandemic  Aug 13, 2007

* Researchers create H5N1 mutations to pave way for new vaccines and treatments  Aug 10, 2007

* Indonesia to keep withholding virus samples for now  Aug 9, 2007

* WHO: Indonesia's withholding of viruses endangers world  Aug 7, 2007

* WHO working group grappling with virus-sharing issues  Aug 1, 2007

* Acambis launches human trial of 'universal' flu vaccine  Jul 30, 2007

* People likely to alter lifestyles to cut risk in a pandemic, study finds  Jul 26, 2007

* Researchers warn H5N1 reassortment can occur beyond winter months  Jul 25, 2007

* Medical groups announce agenda for improving disaster response  Jul 24, 2007

* HHS updates pandemic stockpile totals and planning efforts  Jul 19, 2007

* HHS, DHS fund public health preparedness and emergency response  Jul 18, 2007

* White House issues 1-year status report on pandemic planning  Jul 17, 2007

* Study: Inhibiting cytokine response might not reverse H5N1 infections  Jul 16, 2007

* Children's flu cases turn deadly after bacterial infection  Jul 11, 2007

* HHS to give states $430 million for hospital preparedness  Jul 11, 2007

* US poll shows waning concern about avian flu  Jul 6, 2007

* Students' pandemic hotline plan interests health agency  Jul 6, 2007

* GAO assesses avian and pandemic flu planning  Jun 27, 2007

* FAO says avian flu entrenched as new outbreaks appear  Jun 27, 2007

* Diluting prepandemic vaccines may protect more people, study says  Jun 26, 2007

* FLU CONFERENCE COVERAGE
H5N1, other flu viruses show signs of drug resistance
  Jun 22, 2007

* Study: Vets show signs of past avian flu infections  Jun 21, 2007

* FLU CONFERENCE COVERAGE
Animal-health experts fear loss of interest in avian flu
  Jun 21, 2007

* Japanese to study behavioral effects of Tamiflu  Jun 20, 2007

* FLU CONFERENCE COVERAGE
Virus ownership claims could disrupt flu vaccine system
  Jun 19, 2007

* FLU CONFERENCE COVERAGE
New disease-control rules follow reminders of risks
  Jun 18, 2007

* New global disease-control rules take effect  Jun 15, 2007

* HHS hears community leaders' ideas on pandemic readiness  Jun 14, 2007

* Firm wins grant for fast way to make DNA vaccines  Jun 14, 2007

* Glaxo to give 50 million doses of H5N1 vaccine to WHO  Jun 13, 2007

* EU approves Novartis's cell-based flu vaccine  Jun 13, 2007

* Human antibodies protect mice from H5N1 avian flu  Jun 8, 2007

* Indonesia suspects ominous H5N1 mutations  Jun 6, 2007

* Physician survey shows mixed views on pandemic risk  Jun 6, 2007

* FDA issues guidance on flu vaccine development  Jun 4, 2007

* Indonesian teen is latest H5N1 victim; Chinese samples reach WHO  Jun 1, 2007

* Baxter denies report of vaccine trial in Indonesia  May 30, 2007

* China resumes sending human H5N1 samples  May 25, 2007

* Congress cut pandemic funds before passing spending bill  May 25, 2007

* WHO adopts resolution on flu virus sharing  May 23, 2007

* Indonesia reports H5N1 case; Vietnam cites probable one  May 23, 2007

* WHO has draft agreement in virus-sharing dispute  May 22, 2007

* HHS launches blog on pandemic preparedness  May 22, 2007

* OSHA releases pandemic flu guidance for healthcare workers  May 21, 2007

* Syndromic surveillance: faulty alarm system or useful tool?  May 16, 2007

* WHO confirms backlog of 15 Indonesian H5N1 cases  May 16, 2007

* CDC, CSTE release online H5N1 readiness course  May 15, 2007

* Indonesia: H5N1 samples going to WHO again  May 15, 2007

* Virus sharing high on agenda as WHO meeting begins  May 14, 2007

* BUSINESS PLANNING SPECIAL
Antiviral drugs: essential info for business pandemic preparedness
  May 11, 2007

* Edmonton adds ginseng product to pandemic stockpile  May 11, 2007

* WHO study finds little resistance to Tamiflu  May 11, 2007

* WHO equivocal on prepandemic use of H5N1 vaccines  May 10, 2007

* FDA lists 2 respirators as offering disease protection  May 9, 2007

* EU approves Novartis's 'mock-up' pandemic vaccine  May 9, 2007

* Poll shows many unready for public health crisis  May 8, 2007

* CDC offers advice on citizen use of masks, respirators  May 3, 2007

* GAO says financial markets not ready for a pandemic  May 2, 2007

* New York group offers plan for rationing ventilators in pandemic  Apr 30, 2007

* Panel supports EU approval of cell-based flu vaccine  Apr 27, 2007

* Roche cuts Tamiflu production as demand cools  Apr 26, 2007

* WHO: Global H5N1 vaccine stockpile may be feasible  Apr 26, 2007

* Six countries to get grants for flu vaccine production  Apr 24, 2007

* WHO warns against steroids for H5N1 patients  Apr 20, 2007

* Two companies outline employee antiviral programs  Apr 20, 2007

* Pandemic planners urged to tap grass roots  Apr 17, 2007

* FDA approves first H5N1 vaccine  Apr 17, 2007

* China said to be withholding H5N1 virus samples  Apr 16, 2007

* Insect-cell-based flu vaccine looks good in clinical trial  Apr 12, 2007

* Study shows knowledge gaps in N-95 respirator use  Apr 9, 2007

* Cambodia, Egypt report H5N1 cases; Indonesia demands vaccine  Apr 6, 2007

* NIAID unveils multicenter flu research initiative  Apr 4, 2007

* Social distancing helped some cities endure 1918 pandemic  Apr 3, 2007

* International network to study high-dose Tamiflu  Mar 29, 2007

* Passengers' flu-like symptoms alarm airline crews  Mar 28, 2007

* Child's H9N2 flu case probably from birds  Mar 28, 2007

* WHO, Indonesia reach accord on virus sharing  Mar 27, 2007

* WHO, Asian leaders discuss virus sharing, vaccine access  Mar 26, 2007

* Thailand to continue sharing H5N1 samples  Mar 23, 2007

* Pandemic could cause deep, uneven recession, group predicts  Mar 22, 2007

* Thailand joins Indonesia in withholding H5N1 strains  Mar 22, 2007

* WHO: Six developing countries may get flu vaccine plants  Mar 22, 2007

* Japan warns against Tamiflu use in teens  Mar 21, 2007

* WHO to discuss H5N1 vaccine access with Asian officials  Mar 21, 2007

* Baby in Hong Kong infected with H9N2 avian flu  Mar 20, 2007

* WHO meeting explores H5N1 treatment issues  Mar 19, 2007

* FDA unveils pandemic preparedness plan  Mar 14, 2007

* Indonesia wants legal pact on sharing H5N1 samples  Mar 14, 2007

* Review finds little evidence of airborne spread of flu  Mar 13, 2007

* Iowa group bets on market to predict pandemics  Mar 7, 2007

* Analysis of 1918 pandemic cites enduring mysteries  Mar 6, 2007

* Glaxo H5N1 vaccine may work against multiple strains  Mar 6, 2007

* WHO confirms H5N1 cases, still seeks virus-sharing pact  Mar 1, 2007

* IOM studying protective garb for health workers  Mar 1, 2007

* Questions raised about study on masks as aerosol barrier  Feb 28, 2007

* FDA panel supports H5N1 vaccine approval  Feb 27, 2007

* APHA offers plan for boosting pandemic preparedness  Feb 23, 2007

* NIH: 2,000 flu viruses sequenced, data published  Feb 22, 2007

* WHO reports progress on H5N1 vaccines  Feb 16, 2007

* WHO cites more evidence of H5N1's bias toward young  Feb 14, 2007

* Survey says public health workers lag in preparedness  Feb 13, 2007

* 2007 SUMMIT COVERAGE: Notable quotes from business summit on pandemic issues  Feb 8, 2007

* New OSHA guidance targets pandemic flu  Feb 8, 2007

* 2007 SUMMIT COVERAGE: Businesses must overcome 'fog' of pandemic preparedness  Feb 7, 2007

* Proposed US budget boosts pandemic readiness, stalls biodefense capacity  Feb 7, 2007

* 2007 SUMMIT COVERAGE: CDC chief calls pandemic preparedness a marathon  Feb 6, 2007

* System for global pandemic vaccine development challenged  Feb 6, 2007

* 2007 SUMMIT COVERAGE: Business recognition of pandemic threat said to be rising  Feb 5, 2007

* Experts give qualified praise to new pandemic guidance  Feb 2, 2007

* 1918 flu virus: tiny changes cancel transmissibility  Feb 2, 2007

* HHS ties pandemic mitigation advice to severity  Feb 1, 2007

* WHO to speed release of vaccine viruses if pandemic risk grows  Feb 1, 2007

* IDSA urges requiring flu shots for healthcare workers  Jan 25, 2007

* National conference to help business gird for pandemic flu  Jan 24, 2007

* CDC offers pandemic communication guidance  Jan 23, 2007

* Tamiflu-resistant H5N1 strain surfaces in Egypt  Jan 18, 2007

* HHS funds work on dose-sparing H5N1 vaccines  Jan 17, 2007

* Study sheds light on lethality of 1918 flu virus  Jan 17, 2007

* H5N1 hit Indonesian mother, son, but not father  Jan 16, 2007

* Ontario SARS report cites health system failings  Jan 12, 2007

* Possible H5N1 case cluster reported in Indonesia  Jan 11, 2007

* HHS awards $102 million for new flu drug  Jan 5, 2007

* NIH starts clinical trial of H5N1 DNA vaccine  Jan 4, 2007

* Report may spur quest for more versatile flu vaccines  Jan 3, 2007

* Study: 1918-like pandemic now would kill 62 million  Dec 22, 2006

* HHS seeks advice on allocating pandemic vaccine  Dec 21, 2006

* State progress on health preparedness called slow  Dec 19, 2006

* IOM says community measures may help in a pandemic  Dec 14, 2006

* Expert says late antiviral treatment may still help H5N1 patients  Dec 12, 2006

* Agencies to seek accord on naming of H5N1 strains  Dec 11, 2006

* CDC funds work on rapid tests for avian flu  Dec 4, 2006

* Pandemic triage plan addresses tough ventilator decisions  Dec 1, 2006

* WHO urges careful investigation of H5N1 cases  Nov 29, 2006

* Study finds 2 mutations that help H5N1 infect humans  Nov 21, 2006

* HHS issues planning guide for mass casualty events  Nov 20, 2006

* HHS awards 3 contracts for more H5N1 vaccine  Nov 20, 2006

* HHS: Most H5N1 vaccine on hand is still potent  Nov 17, 2006

* Clinicians raise questions about respirator use in pandemic  Nov 16, 2006

* 'Gene chip' test could speed H5N1 diagnosis  Nov 15, 2006

* Tamiflu may pose risk of mental side effects  Nov 14, 2006

* Chan confirmed as head of WHO  Nov 9, 2006

* Anti-clotting drug may hinder action of Tamiflu  Nov 9, 2006

* Pandemic flu fighter Chan nominated to lead WHO  Nov 8, 2006

* Federal workers abroad urged to store food, water  Nov 7, 2006

* Study says new H5N1 strain pervades southern China  Nov 3, 2006

* WHO report calls H5N1 vaccine stockpiling premature  Nov 2, 2006

* Pandemic vaccine rationing proposal favors the young  Oct 31, 2006

* WHO: H5N1 cases in Turkey targeted children, youth  Oct 31, 2006

* WHO to report on ethical issues in pandemic planning  Oct 27, 2006

* Most Americans willing to lie low in pandemic  Oct 26, 2006

* WHO seeks urgent push for pandemic flu vaccines  Oct 23, 2006

* DNA vaccine protects mice from 1918 flu virus  Oct 20, 2006

* HHS backs respirator use in caring for pandemic flu patients  Oct 18, 2006

* Baxter says cell-based H5N1 vaccine shows potential in trial  Oct 17, 2006

* Study supports concept of 2-stage H5N1 vaccination  Oct 13, 2006

* CDC seeks data on nondrug prevention of pandemic flu  Oct 13, 2006

* Groups call for pandemic flu vaccine 'master plan'  Oct 4, 2006

* Injectable drug seen as potential treatment for flu, both seasonal and avian  Oct 2, 2006

* FDA issues guide to ease production of cell-based vaccines  Oct 2, 2006

* Airborne flu viruses threaten health workers, expert says  Sep 29, 2006

* 1918 flu virus triggers extreme immune reaction in mice  Sep 28, 2006

* CDC's Cox honored as top federal employee  Sep 28, 2006

* WHO flu pandemic task force begins work  Sep 26, 2006

* H9N2 flu vaccine looks good in clinical trial  Sep 26, 2006

* Five Koreans had H5N1 virus but no illness  Sep 21, 2006

* Roche ready to make Tamiflu in US  Sep 20, 2006

* Sanofi tests H7N1 flu vaccine for pandemic readiness  Sep 19, 2006

* Live H5N1 vaccines show potential in animal study  Sep 13, 2006

* In 2001-02, reduced air travel delayed flu season  Sep 12, 2006

* Clinical study points to cytokine storm in H5N1 cases  Sep 11, 2006

* Could blood from H5N1 flu survivors help others?  Sep 8, 2006

* Cambodian study suggests mild H5N1 cases are rare  Sep 7, 2006

* Chinese report results for whole-virus H5N1 vaccine  Sep 7, 2006

* APHA projects big decline in public health workforce  Sep 1, 2006

* WHO issues definitions for human H5N1 cases  Aug 29, 2006

* Experts critique state pandemic plans  Aug 28, 2006

* Scientists launch effort to share avian flu data  Aug 25, 2006

* Experts worry that antivirals may mask avian influenza  Aug 24, 2006

* CDC begins sharing flu virus genetic data  Aug 23, 2006

* WHO changes H5N1 strains for pandemic vaccines, raising concern over virus evolution  Aug 18, 2006

* Two Michigan swans have avian flu; experts quell concerns  Aug 14, 2006

* Professional groups call on White House to elevate role of pandemic flu vaccines  Aug 8, 2006

* Indonesia, FAO, OIE pledge to publish H5N1 data  Aug 3, 2006

* Hybrid avian-human flu virus didn't spread in lab study  Jul 31, 2006

* Glaxo says its H5N1 vaccine works at low dose  Jul 26, 2006

* Roche criticized for marketing Tamiflu to businesses  Jul 25, 2006

* HHS adds Relenza to state stockpile program  Jul 21, 2006

* FDA names director for pandemic preparedness  Jul 21, 2006

* Broad health preparedness bill advances in Senate  Jul 19, 2006

* Governors group issues pandemic planning guide for states  Jul 19, 2006

* Novartis to build US cell-based flu vaccine plant  Jul 18, 2006

* States slow to sign up for Tamiflu subsidy  Jul 18, 2006

* HHS to share $225 million for pandemic readiness  Jul 11, 2006

* HHS has enough H5N1 vaccine for 4 million people  Jul 5, 2006

* Avian influenza patterns resemble 1918 pandemic, WHO study shows  Jul 3, 2006

* Paris meeting airs avian flu impacts, possible treatment  Jun 30, 2006

* Report: Flu pandemic could cut economic output 3-9%  Jun 28, 2006

* H5N1 mutation showed human transmission in Indonesia  Jun 23, 2006

* WHO concludes H5N1 likely spread within family  Jun 22, 2006

* IOM: Emergency health system unprepared for disasters  Jun 20, 2006

* Congress approves $2.3 billion for pandemic readiness  Jun 16, 2006

* New evidence of cytokine storm in avian flu cases  Jun 14, 2006

* Vaccine protects ferrets against 3 H5N1 strains  Jun 13, 2006

* Officials call Asia-Pacific pandemic drill a success  Jun 9, 2006

* Firm gets funds for work on avian flu DNA vaccine  Jun 7, 2006

* Flu vaccine makers get HHS funds to prepare for pandemic  Jun 2, 2006

* Report: Azerbaijanis likely caught H5N1from swans  May 31, 2006

* WHO invokes flu rules a year early  May 26, 2006

* Another H5N1 case cited in Java; Sumatra quarantine grows  May 26, 2006

* Sumatra H5N1 probe continues as Java case reported  May 25, 2006

* Pandemic planning puts ethics in spotlight  May 25, 2006

* Two generations of spread possible in Indonesia H5N1 cases  May 24, 2006

* US sends supply of Tamiflu to Asia  May 23, 2006

* Case for human spread of avian flu in Indonesia grows  May 23, 2006

* World health community mourns WHO's Lee Jong-wook  May 22, 2006

* WHO sees role for older antivirals in some H5N1 cases  May 22, 2006

* Finding of H5N1 in blood raises safety concerns  May 16, 2006

* Sanofi reports results for H5N1 vaccine with adjuvant  May 12, 2006

* Study suggests older antivirals could help fight H5N1  May 12, 2006

* COMMENTARY
Pandemic flu movie mixed credible material with sensationalism
  May 10, 2006

* US awards $1 billion for cell-based flu vaccines  May 4, 2006

* New US pandemic plan stresses local self-reliance  May 3, 2006

* IOM assesses reuse of masks in flu pandemic  Apr 28, 2006

* DHS-CDC deal to share travelers' data draws fire  Apr 27, 2006

* Study cites gaps in Europe's flu pandemic plans  Apr 24, 2006

* Many in US don't trust government to handle avian flu  Apr 21, 2006

* WHO assesses Sudan's avian flu, confirms 2 cases elsewhere  Apr 19, 2006

* Survey: many health workers would stay home in pandemic  Apr 18, 2006

* FDA gives advice on rules for new bird flu tests  Apr 13, 2006

* Top official predicts reduced bird flu impact in US  Apr 12, 2006

* Would an imperfect vaccine be useful in a flu pandemic?  Apr 11, 2006

* WHO gives advice for pandemic aid to refugees  Apr 10, 2006

* Experts urge including cats in avian flu precautions  Apr 5, 2006

* H5N1 vaccine trial shows limited benefit  Mar 30, 2006

* FDA approves using Relenza to prevent flu  Mar 29, 2006

* Study suggests why bird flu slow to infect humans  Mar 23, 2006

* WHO issues revised plan to douse pandemic spark  Mar 22, 2006

* FDA may ban use of flu antivirals in poultry  Mar 21, 2006

* Roche boosts Tamiflu production; CDC cites signs of hoarding  Mar 16, 2006

* Leavitt vows action on flu vaccine technology  Mar 15, 2006

* HHS using Indonesian strain for second H5N1 flu vaccine  Mar 7, 2006

* Chinese man had H5N1; WHO hones pandemic plans  Mar 6, 2006

* WHO sets meeting on flu pandemic containment  Mar 3, 2006

* China may have more avian flu this spring, leader warns  Mar 2, 2006

* HHS orders drugs to treat 14 million in flu pandemic  Mar 1, 2006

* Survey: Most Americans concerned about avian flu  Feb 27, 2006

* US, Institut Pasteur team up for flu virus surveillance  Feb 21, 2006

* 2006 SUMMIT COVERAGE: Fear can play role in pandemic readiness, speaker says  Feb 17, 2006

* 2006 SUMMIT COVERAGE: Businesses zero in on details of pandemic flu planning  Feb 17, 2006

* 2006 SUMMIT COVERAGE: Author Barry says pandemic planners should expect waves  Feb 16, 2006

* 2006 SUMMIT COVERAGE: Conference poll: 18% of businesses have pandemic plan  Feb 15, 2006

* 2006 SUMMIT COVERAGE: Pandemic could cripple routine health services  Feb 15, 2006

* 2006 SUMMIT COVERAGE: How will the infrastructure fare in a flu pandemic?  Feb 15, 2006

* 2006 SUMMIT COVERAGE: Business leaders urged to plan for severe flu pandemic  Feb 14, 2006

* Report depicts China as launching pad for avian flu  Feb 10, 2006

* CDC: New test speeds detection of bird flu in humans  Feb 3, 2006

* Adenovirus vaccines said to offer hope for fighting flu pandemics  Feb 2, 2006

* National summit to address business readiness for flu pandemic  Feb 1, 2006

* Maintaining water, power may be job one in pandemic  Jan 30, 2006

* WHO issues rapid-response plan for flu pandemic  Jan 27, 2006

* Limits on US distribution of Tamiflu lifted  Jan 25, 2006

* Report discourages use of antivirals for seasonal flu  Jan 20, 2006

* Second mutation in Turkey H5N1 virus suggests adaptation to humans  Jan 19, 2006

* Roche to give more Tamiflu; bird-flu funding meeting opens  Jan 17, 2006

* Asian officials discuss ways to arrest a pandemic  Jan 13, 2006

* States to share $100 million for pandemic planning  Jan 12, 2006

* H5N1 virus change may ease jump from birds to humans, WHO says  Jan 12, 2006

* Avian flu hits Turkey hard, with poultry and human cases increasing  Jan 9, 2006

* Pandemic planning handbook for individuals and families issued  Jan 7, 2006

* YEAR-END REVIEW: Avian flu emerged as high-profile issue in 2005  Jan 5, 2006

* Pandemic funding, liability shield clear Congress  Dec 28, 2005

* FDA approves preventive Tamiflu for children  Dec 27, 2005

* Tamiflu resistance in avian flu victims sparks concern  Dec 22, 2005

* Feds detail progress on pandemic preparedness  Dec 22, 2005

* US agents seize shipments of fake Tamiflu  Dec 20, 2005

* House approves pandemic funding far below Bush request  Dec 19, 2005

* Sanofi says H5N1 vaccine with adjuvant may go further  Dec 15, 2005

* Pandemic preparedness road show begins in Minnesota  Dec 14, 2005

* HHS urges business to plan for pandemic as economic impacts assessed  Dec 9, 2005

* Public health preparedness still lagging, group says  Dec 7, 2005

* HHS hopes pandemic preparations will ease flu vaccine supply kinks  Dec 6, 2005

* CDC seeks comments on critical public health needs  Dec 5, 2005

* States support HHS plan for flu preparedness summits  Dec 5, 2005

* Business leaders stress importance of pandemic planning  Nov 29, 2005

* Many H5N1 cases bunched in families, report says  Nov 28, 2005

* CDC updating disease-control rules affecting travelers  Nov 22, 2005

* FDA panel: Children's deaths unrelated to Tamiflu  Nov 18, 2005

* Lab study supports idea of 'cytokine storm' in H5N1 flu  Nov 16, 2005

* CDC: no plans now to send 1918 virus to other labs  Nov 11, 2005

* Conference boosts global will to fight pandemic threat  Nov 9, 2005

* US calls for expert panel to plan pandemic response  Nov 8, 2005

* Flu pandemic would hurt Asia badly, report says  Nov 4, 2005

* Medical workers would get first pandemic flu shots  Nov 3, 2005

* HHS releases new pandemic flu plan  Nov 2, 2005

* Bush asks $7.1 billion to prepare for flu pandemic  Nov 1, 2005

* Disease experts warn against hoarding Tamiflu  Oct 31, 2005

* Chiron wins H5N1 vaccine contract; WHO says virus is changing  Oct 28, 2005

* CDC sets rules for handling 1918 flu virus  Oct 21, 2005

* Roche to build Tamiflu plant in US  Oct 18, 2005

* Oseltamivir-resistant H5N1 virus isolated from Vietnamese girl  Oct 14, 2005

* Experts cite differences between H5N1 and ordinary flu  Oct 11, 2005

* US plan paints grim picture of flu pandemic  Oct 10, 2005

* Avian and pandemic flu in political spotlight  Oct 7, 2005

* Scientists recreate 1918 flu virus, see parallels with H5N1  Oct 5, 2005

* Bush suggests military-enforced quarantines for avian flu  Oct 4, 2005

* Senate approves $4 billion to prepare for flu pandemic  Sep 30, 2005

* UN names global coordinator for flu threats  Sep 29, 2005

* NIAID, MedImmune team up to develop pandemic flu vaccines  Sep 28, 2005

* US pushes international efforts to thwart flu pandemic  Sep 16, 2005

* US boosts medical stockpile for flu pandemic  Sep 15, 2005

* WHO renews flu warnings; Thailand has more avian outbreaks  Sep 9, 2005

* Acambis hopes to build a flu vaccine that lasts  Aug 25, 2005

* Roche to give flu drug to WHO to fight pandemic  Aug 24, 2005

* Asian nations plan for pandemic flu, another treatment is suggested  Aug 12, 2005

* Hopeful news on human H5N1 vaccine, but production concerns considerable  Aug 8, 2005

* Two studies model containment strategies for pandemic flu  Aug 3, 2005

* Avian flu confirmed in three Indonesian deaths  Jul 20, 2005

* WHO won't change H5N1 strains picked for vaccines  Jul 20, 2005

* H5N1-infected ducks may pose growing threat  Jul 19, 2005

* Study: Oseltamivir helps mice survive H5N1 infection  Jul 18, 2005

* Avian flu suspected in 3 deaths in Indonesian family  Jul 15, 2005

* Avian flu control plan to focus on small farms  Jul 7, 2005

* WHO says pandemic risk unchanged; fatal H5N1 case reported in Vietnam  Jun 30, 2005

* H5N1 virus has not grown more dangerous, experts say  Jun 29, 2005

* US must improve pandemic preparedness, group warns  Jun 28, 2005

* Momentum builds for cell-culture flu vaccines  Jun 27, 2005

* Experts study behavior of H5N1 virus in Vietnam, China  Jun 24, 2005

* China's alleged use of human flu drug in poultry questioned  Jun 20, 2005

* IDSA says US antiviral supply for flu falls far short  Jun 17, 2005

* Foreign Affairs focuses on pandemic threat  Jun 10, 2005

* Nature urges world to take pandemic threat seriously  May 26, 2005

* World Health Assembly addresses pandemic flu  May 19, 2005

* WHO: flu pandemic threat may be growing  May 18, 2005

* Osterholm says world isn't ready for flu pandemic  May 5, 2005

* All H2N2 flu virus samples destroyed, CDC says  May 3, 2005

* H2N2 flu virus samples all found, most destroyed  Apr 20, 2005

* Some H2N2 virus samples lost in transit  Apr 19, 2005

* Vendor thought H2N2 virus was safe, officials say  Apr 13, 2005

* Pandemic flu virus from 1957 mistakenly sent to labs  Apr 13, 2005

* WHO issues new plan for pandemic flu preparedness  Apr 12, 2005

* HHS funds development of cell-based flu vaccines  Apr 4, 2005

* Two studies boost hopes for pandemic flu vaccines  Mar 25, 2005

* Clinical trial of H5N1 flu vaccine to begin  Mar 23, 2005

* Indonesia to resume sharing H5N1 samples with WHO  Feb 24, 2005

* Avian flu conference brings urgent warnings  Feb 23, 2005

* WHO confirms report will look at stockpiling of H5N1 vaccine  Feb 18, 2005

* Report: WHO to suggest stockpiling H5N1 flu vaccine  Feb 17, 2005

* WHO board disagrees on flu drug patent issue  Jan 27, 2005

* Experts debate whether a flu pandemic could be stopped  Jan 26, 2005

* CDC to mix avian, human flu viruses in pandemic study  Jan 14, 2005

* Congress provides $99 million to aid flu vaccine production  Dec 17, 2004

* Recreated gene sheds light on lethality of 1918 flu virus  Nov 24, 2004

* NIAID to map flu virus genomes  Nov 18, 2004

* Clinical trials of human H5N1 flu vaccine to start soon  Nov 17, 2004

* Avian flu may portend a 1918-like pandemic, says Osterholm  Nov 15, 2004

* WHO says nations must fund work on pandemic flu vaccines  Nov 12, 2004

* WHO: world has historic chance to gird for pandemic flu  Nov 11, 2004

* WHO sets Nov 11 meeting on threat of flu pandemic  Nov 1, 2004

* HHS releases plan for coping with pandemic flu  Aug 26, 2004

* NIAID seeks vaccines for H5N1 avian flu  May 28, 2004

* WHO seeks vaccine to prevent avian flu in humans  Jan 20, 2004

* Human cases of avian flu worry WHO  Jan 16, 2004

* Influenza virus seen as possible bioterrorism weapon  Jul 8, 2003

                                                                                                                       

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