Hand washing with soap goes a long way in preventing avian influenza: UN According to researches, hands are the most common mode of disease transmission, and one of the common ways people catch the flu is by rubbing their noses after their hands … [Read more...]
New bird flu suspect hospitalised in Phichit
Friday, January 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Bird flu has killed again in Indonesia and is picking up speed elsewhere in Asia, with fresh outbreaks in Vietnam and a new human case reported in China. The bird flu or Avian Influenza (H5N1) A virus is now rampant again. Here is a break … [Read more...]
NIAID DNA Vaccine for H5N1 Avian Influenza Enters Human Trial
Thursday, January 4, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The first human trial of a DNA vaccine designed to prevent H5N1 avian influenza infection began on December 21, 2006, when the vaccine was administered to the first volunteer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. … [Read more...]
Three People Dead in Egypt, Raising Human Avian Flu Toll
Saturday, December 30, 2006 By Leave a Comment
A 26-year-old Egyptian man has died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the third member of his extended family to die of the virus, a World Health Organisation official says. All three cases belong to one extended family in Gharbiyah province, 80 … [Read more...]
H5N1 In Balance To Ostriches and Chicken Little’s
Thursday, December 21, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Officials in southern Vietnam have confirmed that the recent bird flu outbreak is the lethal H5N1 strain. And, experts say a fresh outbreak of avian influenza in Nigeria is more widespread than thought. Meanwhile, the University of Maryland … [Read more...]
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