Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

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Three countries report H5N1 cases, deaths

(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed three new H5N1 avian influenza cases from Indonesia and Egypt, one of them fatal, a day after Vietnam's health ministry announced a death from the disease, its first in nearly 2 years.

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NEWS SCAN: H5N1 death, filovirus vaccine contract, cheap anti-malarial production, Taliban clears polio vaccination

Jan 18, 2012

 

WHO to lead talks on controversial H5N1 studies

(CIDRAP News) – A World Health Organization (WHO) official said the agency will play a role in leading discussions on issues related to controversial H5N1 avian influenza transmission studies, as more experts called for a further global discussion of the issues.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 case in Cambodia, H5N1 outbreaks in Bangladesh, H1N1 mutations, measles in Europe

Jan 17, 2012

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Avian flu alert level in Hong Kong, adult vaccination, pneumonia and flu

Jan 12, 2012

 

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

Jan 11, 2012

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: H5N1 death in Indonesia, flu vaccine market

Jan 10, 2012

 

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

Jan 9, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Avian flu in Bhutan, anthrax cases in Serbia, E coli from livestock, counterterrorism bureau

Jan 6, 2012

 

WHO confirms H5N1 deaths in Egypt and China

(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the deaths of two men from H5N1 avian influenza, one from Egypt and another from China whose death was reported earlier in the media.

Lisa Schnirring
 

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