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Four US swans die from bird flu virus

Four swans found dead in Massachusetts had the bird flu virus, authorities said Wednesday, stressing that the strain was not dangerous to humans.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Controversial 'bird flu' edits move ahead

Top US scientists on Wednesday defended their bid to stop details of a mutant bird flu virus from being published and called for global cooperation to ward off an uncontrollable pandemic.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

US official says bird flu limits not 'censorship'

Leading US health official Anthony Fauci on Wednesday rejected claims that the United States is censoring science by seeking to limit potentially dangerous bird flu information in major journals.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Details of lab-made bird flu won't be revealed (Update)

The U.S. government paid scientists to figure out how the deadly bird flu virus might mutate to become a bigger threat to people - and two labs succeeded in creating new strains that are easier to spread.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 20

At least 10 years to eradicate bird flu: UN health agency

It will take at least 10 years to eradicate the H5N1 bird flu virus, which has killed scores of humans, from poultry in the six countries where it is endemic, a UN agency said Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel compound found effective against avian influenza virus

A novel compound is highly effective against the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, including some drug-resistant strains, according to new research led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison virologist.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu

The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

'Rational drug design' identifies fragments of FDA-approved drugs relevant to emerging viruses

A massive, data-crunching computer search program that matches fragments of potential drug molecules to the known shapes of viral surface proteins has identified several FDA-approved drugs that could be the basis for new ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's fingertips

New 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 ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Avian influenza strain primes brain for Parkinson's disease

At least one strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus leaves survivors at significantly increased risk for Parkinson's disease and possibly other neurological problems later in life, according to new research from St. Jude ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Indirect transmission can trigger influenza outbreaks in birds

New data on the persistence of avian influenza viruses in the environment has allowed a team of University of Georgia researchers to create the first model that takes into account both direct and indirect transmission of ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New 3-D structural model of critical H1N1 protein developed

Singapore scientists report an evolutionary analysis of a critical protein produced by the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus strain in Biology Direct journal's May 20 issue.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New vaccine strategy might offer protection against pandemic influenza strains

A novel vaccine strategy using virus-like particles (VLPs) could provide stronger and longer-lasting influenza vaccines with a significantly shorter development and production time than current ones, allowing public health ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Human nose too cold for bird flu, says new study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside a person's nose is too low, according to research published today in the journal PLoS Pathogens. The authors of the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 3