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Dec 23, 2011

Dec 23, 2011

Fears about mutant H5N1 hinge on ferrets as flu model

Robert Roos
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Dec 23, 2011

(CIDRAP News) – In the influenza literature, it's a given that ferrets are the best animal model for influenza in humans. They show similar clinical signs of disease, such as fever, coughing, and sneezing, and flu viruses that spread among humans usually spread in ferrets as well.

Dec 22, 2011

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Dec 20, 2011

US government urges journals to omit details of two H5N1 studies

Robert Roos
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Dec 20, 2011

(CIDRAP News) – In an unprecedented move, the US government, following an advisory panel's advice, has asked the journals Science and Nature to omit key details of two studies on the transmissibility of dangerous mutant strains of H5N1 influenza viruses in ferrets on grounds that the information could be misused by bioterrorists.

Dec 16, 2011

Dec 15, 2011

Dec 15, 2011

Study suggests statins reduce deaths in severe flu infections

Lisa Schnirring
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Dec 15, 2011

(CIDRAP News) – The use of statins—widely used lipid-control drugs—was associated with a 41% lower death rate in patients who were hospitalized with influenza, according to a surveillance study from the 2007-08 flu season that spanned 10 states.

Dec 12, 2011

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