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Learn The Secrets About Ferrets Used For Avian Influenza

August 2, 2010

Ferrets used for avian influenza are in need of a tissue. Finally, scientists have found a way to test on animals by using ferret sneezes. Yes, they are making them sneeze. It is a very simple process for the ferrets, they put them to sleep and they run salt water up their noses. The result [...]

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Avian Influenza Pandemic – Prepare or Panic

July 21, 2010

The Avian Influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, is an infection caused by bird viruses, which are naturally found among birds. Birds usually carry viruses but the Avian Influenza virus is extremely contagious. Fortunately for mankind they have primarily made only domestic birds like ducks, chickens and turkeys very ill. Infected birds carry and [...]

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Equine-influenza a Likely Outbreak

July 12, 2010

.Introduction-Causative-agent Equine influenza (EI) is caused by a type A Orthomyxovirus. The viruses are 80 to 120 nanometers (nm) in diameter, and consist of a core of eight separate segments of single-strand ribonucleic acid (RNA) surrounded by a spiked arrangement of glycoproteins. These viruses are classified based on the relative numbers of hemagglutinin (H) [...]

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Avian Influenza Virus

June 22, 2010

With the growing global fear of a major pandemic, avian influenza virus research has increased greatly in importance during this young century. In Avian Influenza Virus, an expert team of researchers and diagnosticians examine the fundamental yet essential virological methods for AI virus research and diagnostics as well as some of the newest molecular procedures [...]

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