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Pandemic Influenza 1700-1900

August 21, 2010

Combating the Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Drug Discovery

August 12, 2010

Drug discovery for influenza antivirals Priorities for combating pandemic influenza include rapid detection and identification, the quick administration of available drugs to treat the infection, the development of new antivirals, and the development of vaccines. Since lead-time may be required to produce an effective vaccine, antivirals would serve as a key first line of defense [...]

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Introduction to Pandemic Influenza (Modular Texts)

August 9, 2010

Pandemic influenza is an example of an emerging pathogen that could have, and has had, serious public health consequences. Following three global pandemics in the last 100 years and the recent avian and swine influenza outbreaks, preparedness on national and international scales is of vital importance.With a strong emphasis on practical preparedness issues, and covering [...]

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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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Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving

July 21, 2010

Experts agree that the world is due for a flu pandemic, and the Bird Flu virus—with a 70% kill rate—may cause just such a catastrophe. Even conservative estimates say such a scenario could kill 2 million Americans and shut down economic services as the virus rages across the globe. As the world community busily prepares [...]

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IDRI signs Research Collaboration Agreement with PATH

June 26, 2010

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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