News tagged with asian bird flu
Single flu dose or two? Why doctors aren't sure
(AP) -- Why do scientists warn it may take two doses of vaccine to protect against swine flu when one dose is the norm in a regular flu season? Blame your naive immune system.
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Sep 02, 2009 |
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Top flu expert warns of a swine flu-bird flu mix
(AP) -- Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the ...
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May 08, 2009 |
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Led by China, fish farms 'soaring'
Nearly half of the fish eaten around the world now comes from farms instead of the wild, with more foresight needed in China and other producers to limit the ecological impact, a study said on Tuesday.
Jun 14, 2011 |
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New research suggests wild birds may play a role in the spread of bird flu
Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.
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Mar 24, 2011 |
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Avian flu vaccine on the brink
A collaboration between BBSRC and STFC-funded scientists has been using a new form of low energy microscopy to observe how poxviruses interact with components inside live cells. Genetically modified fowlpox ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 10, 2011 |
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H1N1 influenza adopted novel strategy to move from birds to humans
(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus used a new strategy to cross from birds into humans, a warning that it has more than one trick up its sleeve to jump the species barrier and become virulent.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Modern Turkey: Modern Miracle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of us will sit down with our families to a wonderful turkey dinner this Thanksgiving. But statistics increasingly show that Americans consider turkey a year-round staple.
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot
(AP) -- Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year - a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Return of swine flu: What's ahead for Americans?
(AP) -- The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world's dominant strain of influenza, and it's putting a shockingly ...
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Aug 30, 2009 |
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First swine flu death in Canada, as US cases double
The Americas were back in the spotlight over swine flu fears Friday as Canada announced its first death, the number of US infections almost doubled, and more cases were found in Latin America.
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May 08, 2009 |
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Experts: Mild swine flu could quickly turn deadly
(AP) -- A flu virus is a powerhouse of evolution, mutating at the maximum speed nature allows. A mild virus can morph into a killer and vice versa.
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May 05, 2009 |
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Swine flu goes person-to-pig; could it jump back?
(AP) -- Now that the swine flu virus has passed from a farmworker to pigs, could it jump back to people? The question is important, because crossing species again could make it more deadly.
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May 04, 2009 |
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