Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

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NEWS SCAN: Smallpox vaccine extension, SARS vaccine grant, flu in bird handlers, tempeh outbreak grows, hantavirus surge, healthcare infections

May 24, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Dog flu virus in cats, public health cuts, disease mapping, second WHO term for Chan

 

NEWS SCAN: H1N1 vaccine and cross-protection, performance of new flu antiviral, malaria drug quality, malaria parasite insights

May 22, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Vietnam clears H5N1 project, H9N2 seroprevalence, tempeh Salmonella update

May 21, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N2 in Taiwan, outbreak tuna plant flaws, cholera vaccine in Haiti, cell phone alerts

May 15, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 & FMD in Egypt, flu vaccine in toddlers, biodefense bill's chances, antimicrobial stewardship, dog food Salmonella

May 14, 2012

 

House bill calls for White House biodefense advisor

(CIDRAP News) – A bill headed for the floor of the US House calls for appointing a special White House advisor to lead and coordinate biodefense activities, including developing a national biodefense plan and a biosurveillance strategy.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: Subclinical H5N1, H5N2 in South Africa, antibodies to variant H3N2, neurologic H1N1 complications, cholera in Haiti

May 10, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in India, flu vaccine advances, Nipah virus vaccine grant, infant pertussis death

May 9, 2012

 

NIH rejects charge it slanted the H5N1 agenda for NSABB

(CIDRAP News) – In a lengthy letter, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) official has rejected recent charges that the agency planned a biased meeting agenda in an effort to induce the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) to act as it did in voting for full publication of two much-debated studies on H5N1 virus transmissibility.

Robert Roos
 

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