Visually mapping avian flu may help H1N1
UPI - Tue Nov 17, 3:48 pm ETCOLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers linked several powerful computer systems to analyze enormous amounts of genetic data on the H5N1 virus, also known as avian flu.
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Why bird flu has not caused a pandemic
Science Daily - Fri Nov 20, 11:24 pm ETBird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to new research.
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Bird Flu Virus Solution Exported to Pakistan
PR.com - Sat Nov 21, 10:31 am ETFor those concerned about the much-hyped threat of Asian bird flu, there are preventative measures. Reduce the risk of contamination with one easy solution. [PR.com - July 31, 2006]
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Bird flu human-to-human spread unlikely
UPI - Fri Nov 20, 1:56 am ETLONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Bird flu would need two simultaneous mutations to spread from human to human, British and U.S. researchers say.
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NEWS SCAN: H5N1 transmission study, Egypt H5N1 case, Cape Verde dengue cases, Colorado Salmonella outbreak cause
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - Thu Nov 19, 7:19 pm ETStudy: H5N1 needs double mutation to gain human transmissibility A team of British and American researchers say their experiments suggest that the H5N1 avian influenza virus would have to undergo at least two simultaneous mutations to gain the ability to spread easily from human to human.
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New Research Helps Explain Why Bird Flu Has Not Caused A Pandemic
redOrbit - Thu Nov 19, 5:08 pm ETBird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ONE.The authors of the new study, from Imperial College London, the University of Reading and the University of North Carolina, USA, argue that it is very unlikely that two genetic mutations would occur at the ...
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AgroMicron Links in with the World Health Organization, the Center for Disease Control and Local Authorities with its ...
PR.com - Sat Nov 21, 10:32 am ETControlling an outbreak of H5N1 Avian Flu, SARS, or BSE is becoming a reality thanks to patentable tracking technologies emerging from AgroMicron, Ltd. [PR.com - September 02, 2006]
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Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's fingertips
Science Daily - Mon Nov 16, 9:18 pm ETNew methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University researchers say. The researchers linked many powerful computer systems together to analyze enormous amounts of genetic data collected from all publicly available isolated strains of the H5N1 ...
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NEWS SCAN: Slowdown on oyster safety, food tracing recommendations, avian flu in France
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - Mon Nov 16, 6:19 pm ETFDA backs off on Gulf Coast oyster safety plan In response to protests from the oyster industry and politicians, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the suspension, pending further study, of a plan to prevent the summertime contamination of Gulf Coast oysters by Vibrio vulnificus bacteria.
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Inovio Biomedical Universal Flu Vaccines Demonstrate Broadly Protective Immune Responses Against Multiple Seasonal ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 20, 6:00 am ETSAN DIEGO----Inovio Biomedical Corporation , a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that a combination of its synthetic consensus H1N1, H2N2, H3N2, and H5N1 influenza vaccine candidates achieved protective antibody responses against several different influenza sub-types and strains in ferrets.
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Novavax to Hold Public Offering of Common Stock
Fox News - Fri Nov 20, 6:15 pm ETVaccine-maker Novavax said Friday it plans to sell 6.8 million shares of its stock.
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Biotech Stocks: Inovio, Merck gain; Novavax falls
Market Watch - Fri Nov 20, 11:10 am ETDrug stocks cling to the flat line in morning activity while shares of Inovio Biomedical soar on positive clinical data for its new DNA-based flu vaccine.
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Emerging Stock Report Initiates Independent Research Coverage on Inovio Biomed Corp
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 20, 11:31 am ETCALGARY, Alberta -- Emerging Stock Report, a leading provider of sector specific independent investment research, today initiated coverage on Inovio Biomed Corp . Emerging Stock Report is currently offering a complimentary trial subscription to the investment community.
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UT Researchers fight flu
KXAN 36 Austin - Thu Nov 19, 11:59 pm ETFighting flu is the goal of a group of UT researchers who worry today's drugs won't pack the same punch tomorrow.
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Brown professor says swine flu could get much worse
The Providence Journal - Wed Nov 18, 10:17 pm ETPROVIDENCE - Physicians should treat the high fever and dry cough of classic flu promptly with antiviral medications, whether or not patients test positive for H1N1, the virus which is making people sick in epidemic proportions.
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DxNA GeneSTAT PCR System Successfully Completes Evaluation
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 7:00 am ETDxNA, a molecular diagnostics company headquartered in St. George, Utah, announced today that the DxNA GeneSTAT PCR system has successfully completed evaluation studies under the direction of a California laboratory supported by the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme in Food and Agriculture.
WHO: Avian Influenza Updates
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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 24
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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 23
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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
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