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FLU NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egypt, Japan; ILI rates in pandemic; seasonal flu vaccine and H1N1; pandemic media impact

 

Study: Plasma from former H1N1 patients saved lives

(CIDRAP News) – A report from Hong Kong says that the use of blood plasma donated by recovered H1N1 influenza patients reduced the death rate in severely ill H1N1 patients.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: Biodefense research, cholera vaccination, early H1N1 in Taiwan, avian flu in Myanmar, IV zanamivir

 

NEWS SCAN: Smallpox samples, Korea's ag outbreaks, US chikungunya, Salmonella outbreak, food-safety funding, anti-vaccine messaging

Jan 18, 2011

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egyptian boy, GM chickens fight avian flu, China's H1N1 risk factors

Jan 13, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Bangladesh, US bird deaths, China's disease response, ECMO for H1N1

Jan 11, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Korea's dual outbreaks, flu lessons for kids, Egypt sees no flu mutations, US sick-leave gap

 

NEWS SCAN: Yellow fever warning, H5N1 in Korea, UN cholera probe, DoD pandemic grant, Australia pandemic expenses

 

NEWS SCAN: Food safety bill, E coli O145 in meat, UK flu absences, plant-derived flu vaccine, chicken pox vaccine

 

WHO confirms 4 Egyptian H5N1 cases

(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed four H5N1 avian influenza cases in Egypt, three of which had been previously reported in the media, and added new details about the patients' medical care and exposure to poultry.

Lisa Schnirring
 

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