Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

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NEWS SCAN: Safety of imported foods, H5N1 steps in Cambodia, mutated H5N1 in mice, polio in Pakistan

Mar 1, 2013

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Resuming H5N1 research, H7N3 in Mexico, FDA flu strain selections, humidity and flu infectivity

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Cambodia, 2009 H1N1 in Australia

Feb 27, 2013

 

Cambodian man dies from H5N1 infection

(CIDRAP News) – An official from Cambodia's health ministry said today that a 35-year-old man died yesterday from H5N1 avian flu, marking the country's ninth case and eighth death from the disease so far this year, according to news reports.

Lisa Schnirring
 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Feds open DURC policy comments, H5N1 death in China, H5N1 in Cambodia, flu antiviral candidate

 

Feds unveil new policies for 'dual-use' H5N1 research

(CIDRAP News) – Federal officials announced two new policy steps today designed to guide how they and US labs address dual-use research on dangerous pathogens, especially experiments involving aerosol H5N1 avian flu transmission.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Lab biosafety on modified H5N1, US BSE risk classification, lowered mosquito susceptibility to DEET

Feb 21, 2013

 

Cambodia reports another H5N1 death

(CIDRAP News) – A 20-month-old Cambodian boy has died of H5N1 avian flu in a village near the residence of the country's previous case-patient, marking the eighth H5N1 case and seventh H5N1 death in the nation this year.

Jim Wappes
 

NEWS SCAN: H7N3 in Mexico, assessing 2009 H1N1 deaths, 3 new fungal infections

Feb 19, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Low-path H5N1 in Germany, turtle-linked Salmonella, Campylobacter in raw milk, FSMA comment deadline

Feb 18, 2013

 

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