Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

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NEWS SCAN: Resistant seasonal H1N1, H9N1 in Hong Kong, H5N1 in Cambodian birds

Dec 28, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: E coli in steak, resistant seasonal H1N1, H9N1 in Hong Kong, side effects of SARS treatment, H5N1 in Cambodian birds

Dec 28, 2009

 

Egypt reports 90th H5N1 case

(CIDRAP News) – Egypt's health ministry has confirmed an H5N1 avian influenza infection in a 21-year-old woman, the country's third case since late September, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported today.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: State epidemiology capacity drops, CDC critiqued on ethics procedures, H5N1 in Cambodia

Dec 18, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: Food firms flout registration rules, WHO confirms H5N1 case in Vietnam

Dec 11, 2009

 

Reports probe Tamiflu benefits, call for clinical data transparency

Dec 9, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – In an update of a review on the role of neuraminidase inhibitors in seasonal flu prevention and treatment, the authors reversed a previous conclusion that oseltamivir (Tamiflu) prevents complications like pneumonia in healthy patients because they were unable to reconstruct the data in one of the key studies that found a benefit.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Statins for flu, contaminated chicken, H5N1 death in Vietnam

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egyptian boy, MRSA in European pigs

Nov 30, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: WHO says stay vigilant for avian flu, H5N1 risk in poultry workers, community MRSA up 7-fold

Nov 24, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 transmission study, Egypt H5N1 case, Cape Verde dengue cases, Colorado Salmonella outbreak cause

Nov 19, 2009

 

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