Infection Control Today - Avian Influenza

Professor Applauds Decision of Researchers to Temporarily Halt Research on H5N1

A Georgetown University Medical Center professor says the voluntary action taken by two research teams to temporarily halt work involving the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is “laudable.” In the researchers’ statement, published today by Science and Nature, the ...More

3 weeks ago

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First Molecular Evidence Links Live Poultry Markets to Human H5N1 Infection in China

Sequences of H5N1 virus from live bird markets in China matched sequences from patients who had recently visited the live bird markets, according to a paper in the December 2011 Journal of Virology. Live poultry markets have long been suspected of providing the reservoir of ...More

December 15, 2011

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Scientists Report Rare Occurrence of Humans Harboring Two Strains of Flu at the Same Time

Researchers conducting influenza-like illness surveillance in Cambodia have confirmed a rare incidence of individuals becoming infected with a seasonal influenza and the pandemic strain at the same time, a reminder of the ongoing risk of distinct flu viruses combining in ...More

November 3, 2011

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Increased Preparedness and Surveillance Urged for Variant Strain of Avian Influenza

A major resurgence of H5N1 avian influenza is possible. Photo courtesy of the FAO. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today urged heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza ...More

August 29, 2011

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Oral Interferon May Prevent and Control Avian Influenza Virus Infection

Avian influenza virus is a threat to the commercial chicken industry and, with its recent rapid spread across China, has also shown the ability for transmission from chickens to humans and other mammals. In an article in Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research, ...More

July 28, 2011

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The Connection Between Migratory Birds, Domestic Poultry and Avian Influenza

The persistence and recurrence of H5N1 avian influenza in endemic regions can largely be blamed on movement and infection by migratory birds. Trade in poultry, poultry products and caged birds, and movement of wild birds also account for H5N1 prevalence in these areas. ...More

April 5, 2011

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New Research Suggests Wild Birds May Play a Role in Avian Flu Transmission

Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Chinese Academy of Sciences used satellites, ...More

March 25, 2011

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Ostrich Antibodies Could Help Ward Off H5N1 Influenza Virus

There is worldwide concern over the possibility of a new influenza pandemic originating from the highly pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza viruses. Yoichiro Kamiyama, from Life Science Research Laboratories, Fujifilm Corporation in Japan, and colleagues, have demonstrated that ...More

February 14, 2011

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Don't Dump Stockpiled Avian Influenza Vaccine

Robert Belshe, MD, director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Saint Louis University. A stockpiled vaccine designed to fight a strain of avian flu that circulated in 2004 can be combined with a vaccine that matches the current strain of bird flu to protect against a ...More

February 9, 2011

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Genetically Modified Chickens That Don't Transmit Avian Flu are Developed

Chickens genetically modified to prevent them spreading avian influenza have been produced by researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh. The scientists have successfully developed genetically modified (transgenic) chickens that do not transmit avian ...More

January 17, 2011

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