If any country faces an epedimic with only limited amounts of vaccine or anti-virals, who should get treated? Most guidelines (national) - and conventional wisdom - give priority to health-care workers, the youngest, the frail and the elderly. … [Read more...]
Bird flu just the tip of the iceberg
Saturday, December 9, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Experts fighting bird flu around the world met on Wednesday in Mali to plan the next stage of their campaign to control the disease. The outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza began in Asia in 2003 and spread rapidly in early … [Read more...]
New bird flu forecast site in the works
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 By Leave a Comment
In case you have been wondering where we are, we are designing a new bird flu forecast web site (the main site). The main reason for the change is a) navigation - the navigation needs to be simplified but also expanded b) room - as more text … [Read more...]
Are youth more susceptible to bird flu?
Saturday, November 4, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Are youth more susceptible? A set of activities identified in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) new Global pandemic influenza action plan to increase vaccine supply requires immediate and sustained action and funding, if the world is to be … [Read more...]
Serious and Increased Potential for H5N1 Pandemic
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Once a pandemic is under way it is "considered unstoppable". That is why the best way to prevent a bird flu pandemic is to eliminate H5N1 in birds - but that is seen as "increasingly doubtful". At the beginning of flu season, these types of … [Read more...]
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