Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Four die of bird flu in Libya: minister
Four people have died of bird flu in Libya in recent days, the health minister of the country's internationally recognised government said on Saturday.
Dec 28, 2014
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News tagged with avian influenza virus
Immunology
Seasonal flu vaccines boost immunity to many types of flu viruses
Seasonal flu vaccines may protect individuals not only against the strains of flu they contain but also against many additional types, according to a study published this week in mBio, the online open-access journal of the ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine against bird flu tested in humans
Together with a team at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, LMU researchers have developed a candidate vaccine directed against the avian flu virus H5N1 and have now carried out the first tests in humans.
Nov 25, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Some flu viruses potentially more dangerous than others
Certain subtypes of avian influenza viruses have the potential to cause more severe disease in humans than other avian influenza subtypes and should be monitored carefully to prevent spread of disease, according to a study ...
Nov 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New step towards eradication of H5N1 bird flu
A University of Adelaide-led project has developed a new test that can distinguish between birds that have been vaccinated against the H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus or "bird flu" with those that have been naturally ...
Oct 31, 2014
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Medications
Candidate H7N9 avian flu vaccine works better with adjuvant
An experimental vaccine to protect people against H7N9 avian influenza prompted immune responses in 59 percent of volunteers who received two injections at the lowest dosage tested, but only if the vaccine was mixed with ...
Oct 7, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Avian flu in seals could infect people
The avian flu virus that caused widespread harbor seal deaths in 2011 can easily spread to and infect other mammals and potentially humans.
Sep 4, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lab safety needs to be more open in the face of risky pandemic flu research
The danger of reporting findings before peer review is that scientists often can't talk about the details of their research, which can lead to hype or fear in the media.
Jul 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genes found in nature yield 1918-like virus with pandemic potential
An international team of researchers has shown that circulating avian influenza viruses contain all the genetic ingredients necessary to underpin the emergence of a virus similar to the deadly 1918 influenza virus.
Jun 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK Research council concludes H10N8 influenza not likely an epidemic risk
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists with the UK's Medical Research Council (part of the National Institute for Medical Research) have concluded that the H10N8 influenza virus is not likely to pose an epidemic risk. In their paper ...
