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Avian Influenza (h5n1)

August 11, 2010

H5N1 is the virulent strain that causes avian influenza or bird flu. This strain is commonly present in the gut of the wild migratory birds but due to their natural resistance it does not have any effect on them. When wild and domestic stocks mix and the strain passes over to domestic poultry, it turns [...]

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Influenza and Public Health: Learning from Past Pandemics

August 6, 2010

Major influenza pandemics pose a constant threat. As evidenced by recent H5N1 avian flu and novel H1N1, influenza outbreaks can come in close succession, yet differ in their transmission and impact. With accelerated levels of commercial and population mobility, new forms of flu virus can also spread across the globe with unprecedented speed. Responding quickly [...]

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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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H5N1 Pandemic Flu (aka Avian Influenza, Bird Flu)

August 1, 2010

Learn about H5N1 and how it can affect you and your family.

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Detecting human-to-human transmission of avian influenza A

July 27, 2010

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The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? Workshop Summary

July 26, 2010

Public health officials and organizations around the world remain on high alert because of increasing concerns about the prospect of an influenza pandemic, which many experts believe to be inevitable. Moreover, recent problems with the availability and strain-specificity of vaccine for annual flu epidemics in some countries and the rise of pandemic strains of avian [...]

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Global View of the Fight Against Influenza

July 22, 2010

Influenza has become an important infectious disease with regard to its enormous clinical and economic impact on population health. Due to the recent pandemic threat by the world-wide spread of H5N1 avian influenza, the World Health Organization has shown its profound concerns regarding the possibility of having the virus spread among humans. These concerns have [...]

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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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Avian Influenza (Monographs in Virology)

July 17, 2010

Because of its high impact on both animal and human health, avian influenza has become a matter of increasing public concern and growing scientific interest within the last decade. This volume gives an overview of the most important results of these research efforts and provides information about the ecology and epidemiology of avian influenza with [...]

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OIE/FAO International Scientific Conference on Avian Influenza:

July 13, 2010

This monograph comprises the proceedings of the International Conference on Avian Influenza held in Paris, France, in April 2005. New scientific discoveries in the domain of avian influenza (AI), with special emphasis on the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were discussed here. It provides important up-to-date information on the virology, epidemiology and molecular biology as [...]

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Avian Influenza: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Interventions

July 13, 2010

Avian influenza, sometimes avian flu, and commonly called bird flu, refers to ‘influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds’. Of greatest concern is highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). These influenza viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds world-wide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, avian influenza [...]

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Avian Influenza – Bird Flu FAQ

July 9, 2010

What is Avian Influenza? As the name suggests, avian influenza refers to the infection caused by avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses. These viruses are commonly found in intestines of wild birds and these birds can carry the viruses without getting sick. However the viruses can be pathogenic to domesticated birds like chickens, ducks and [...]

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Reported Human Cases Of Bird Flu Or H5N1 Influenza

June 30, 2010

Avian influenza is an infection caused due to avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses. These influenza viruses occur naturally among all birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines but usually do not get sick from them. However, avian influenza is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds including chickens, [...]

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Avian Influenza: Science, Policy and Politics (Pathways to

June 30, 2010

Over the past decade, substantial resources have been spent on tackling avian influenza and building a global capacity for a pandemic response. The catastrophic costs of the 1918 influenza pandemic are well documented, and the swine flu pandemic of 2009-10 has raised the alarm yet again. Across the world, surveillance systems have been upgraded, stockpiles [...]

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Avian Influenza

June 27, 2010

Avian Influenza provides the first comprehensive guide covering the full spectrum of this complex and increasingly high-profile disease, its history and its treatment and control. All aspects of avian influenza are dealt with in depth, systematically covering biology, virology, diagnostics, ecology, epidemiology, clinical medicine, and the control. The book fuses coverage of the latest discoveries [...]

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Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease: A Field and Laboratory

June 25, 2010

Avian Influenza (AI) and Newcastle Disease (ND) are two devastating diseases of poultry, which cause losses to the poultry industry and influence the liveability of rural communities worldwide. Following the H5N1 epidemic they appear to be endemic at least in Asia, Eastern Europe, The Middle East and Africa. Particularly in case of AI outbreaks it [...]

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