Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

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NEWS SCAN: Listeria outbreak deaths, South Korea's floating toilets, polio in Nigeria, H5N1 in Mongolia

Sep 12, 2012

 

Ferret study underlines persistent threat of swine flu viruses

(CIDRAP News) – A Korean-US research team has identified an H1N2 strain of swine influenza capable of killing ferrets and spreading among them by respiratory droplets, underlining the continuing threat of swine flu to humans amid a wave of swine-origin flu cases in Americans exposed to pigs at agricultural fairs.

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FLU NEWS SCAN: Canadian flu vaccine uptake, H1N1 after seasonal flu shot, drug resistance at live-bird markets

Sep 10, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: New hantavirus death, kids' vaccine coverage, H5N1 in Vietnam, OTC oseltamivir and resistance, proposed OTC antibiotic ban

Sep 6, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Vietnam, Hong Kong H5N1 vaccine, Hong Kong pan flu plan, new immune-deficiency syndrome

Aug 23, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Live chick Salmo outbreak, Congolese Ebola, malaria vaccine research, early Tamiflu treatment

Aug 21, 2012

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: CDC flu vaccine advice, antiviral drug effectiveness, intradermal H5N1 vaccine, H5N1 outbreaks in Vietnam

Aug 16, 2012

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Flu guide for fairs, Ohio H3N2 cases, seasonal flu vaccines approved, H5N1 vaccine response

Aug 14, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 death in Indonesia, Ebola in Uganda, West Nile alert, anthrax in Colorado, E coli vaccine for cattle

Aug 10, 2012

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Versatile flu antibodies, H9 reassortants in pigs

 

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