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FDA Clears Evolva's IND for EV077 in Influenza Medical News Today Press Release

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FDA Clears Evolva's IND For EV-077 In InfluenzaMedical News Today (press release)Evolva Holding SA (SIX: EVE) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Evolva's request to test EV-077 in man, under an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for influenza. Neil Goldsmith, CEO and Managing Director ... Read the full story: [...]

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Kiwi Scientist Urges Halt to Doomsday Flu Research the Press

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Kiwi scientist urges halt to doomsday flu researchThe PressThat would be one of the greatest catastrophes that's ever occurred," said Tennessee-based influenza expert Professor Robert Webster, a Kiwi expat who has analysed the biosecurity threat. Webster, who was born on a farm near Balclutha, ... and more& » Read the full story: Kiwi scientist urges [...]

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What Pandemic? $260 Million Worth of H1N1 Vaccine to Go Up in Smoke

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What pandemic? $260 million worth of H1N1 vaccine to go up in smoke "Only a small number of influenza viruses are being reported, most of which are 2009 H1N1. Flu is unpredictable, but sporadic cases of flu, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, will likely continue to occur throughout the summer in [...]

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Export Ban Worries Poultry Farmers ABC Local

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Moneycontrol.com Export ban worries poultry farmersABC LocalIt is believed thousands of ducks at a farm near Gisborne are being killed as a precaution after avian influenza was discovered. Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong have banned imports of poultry from Victoria, while Japan has suspended imports ...More Countries Slap Bans on Australian Poultry After Flu [...]

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Scientists Warn About Future Flu Strains Nursing Times

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Scientists warn about future flu strainsNursing TimesGovernments should start vaccinations against a lethal strain of the influenza virus circulating in birds and pigs, The Independent has reported. The news is based on an article written by US vaccine researchers, who said that an old flu strain known ...Official says H1N1 now just part of seasonal [...]

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40M Doses of H1N1 Vaccine to Be Destroyed

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40M doses of H1N1 vaccine to be destroyed WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- Some 40 doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine that expired Wednesday are set to be crushed and incinerated, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Vaccine - Health - Vaccination - 2009 flu pandemic vaccine - Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 Read more on [...]

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Preliminary Studies Show Lower Flushot Effectiveness in Europe CIDRAP

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Preliminary studies show lower flu-shot effectiveness in EuropeCIDRAPThe seven-country study included data from sites in Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Poland, Portugal, and Spain that participate in the Influenza Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe (I-MOVE) network. Patients who sought care for influenza-like ...Venezuela's Confirmed Swine Flu Cases Climbs To 85NASDAQDisease Outbreaks: Pandemic Infulenza AH1N1Media Newswire (press [...]

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Crackdown on Avian Influenza in Victoria ABC Online

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Crackdown on avian influenza in VictoriaABC OnlineBy Sarina Locke Victorian authorities are tracing all poultry movements from two duck farms where avian influenza has been found. The low pathogenic strain of the disease was discovered on Friday afternoon. Veterinarian Dr Peter Scott, who advises the ...Ducks to be culled after avian flu findMacedon Ranges Leader [...]

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U.S. Inspects CSL, Cautions Over Flu Plant Problems

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U.S. inspects CSL, cautions over flu plant problems U.S. health regulators have cautioned Australia's CSL Ltd after uncovering problems at its influenza vaccine manufacturing plant and want to meet with company officials, according to a letter released on Monday. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News Tags: Ltd, health regulators, plant, manufacturing, influenza vaccine, csl [...]

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Bird Flu Detected in Victoria Sydney Morning Herald

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Bird flu detected in VictoriaSydney Morning HeraldThe Department of Primary Industres has quarantined two commercial duck farms operated by the same owner, after birds at both properties tested positive to low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI). DPI Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Andrew Cameron, ...Bird flu discovered at Victorian duck farmNEWS.com.auBird flu detected in ducks near MelbourneABC [...]

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A/H1N1 Influenza Reappears in Venezuela With One Death Xinhua

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A/H1N1 influenza reappears in Venezuela with one deathXinhuaCARACAS, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Friday reported the death of a patient who suffered A/H1N1 influenza. Miranda State's health director Gustavo Villasmil confirmed the death of the patient who was from Cua town, ...Venezuela sees second Influenza A deathChannel News Asia all 5 news [...]

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Generation X How Young Adults Deal With Influenza U of M News Service Press Release

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Generation X: How young adults deal with influenzaU of M News Service (press release)Using survey data collected from approximately 3000 young adults during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza epidemic—the first serious infectious disease this group had ever experienced—The Generation X Report explores how Americans ages 36-39 kept abreast ... and more& » Read the full story: [...]

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Agriculture Lifts Ban on Birds, Poultry From Turkey

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Agriculture lifts ban on birds, poultry from Turkey The Department of Agriculture has lifted a temporary ban on imported birds and poultry - including processed products - from Turkey after global animal health authorities confirmed that the avian influenza (AI) or bird flu virus has been eradicated in that European country. Read more on GMA [...]

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IT's an Epidemic Aztec Influenza San Diego Union Tribune

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It's an epidemic: Aztec influenza!San Diego Union TribuneNothing to sneeze at, this Aztec influenza. On Thursday, San Diego State's first round NCAA game will be televised from Tucson at 1:40 pm Pacific Daylight Time. If State dominates its 2011 tournament tipoff, some believe the Aztecs could advance deep ... Read the full story: It's an [...]

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First Case of Flu Confirmed in Cascade County Great Falls Tribune

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First case of flu confirmed in Cascade CountyGreat Falls Tribune10:00 pm Cascade County saw its first confirmed case of influenza, according to a media release from the City-County Health Department issued on Friday. Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness with symptoms that may include fever, ...Health unit recommends flu shot in wake [...]

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IDRI Signs Research Collaboration Agreement With PATH

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IDRI signs Research Collaboration Agreement with PATH Two global health non-profit organizations headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the Infectious Disease Research Institute and PATH, have entered into a Research Collaboration Agreement to evaluate novel adjuvants for their ability to enhance the immune response of pandemic influenza vaccines in development. The collaboration supports the goal of PATH's [...]

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