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Victorian bird flu cases prompt import bans

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:39pm CST

PARTS of Asia have slapped new bans on Australian poultry imports in the wake of a bird flu outbreak on two Victorian farms.

Scientists Create Deadly Flu'Worst-case scenario worse than anything you can imagine.'

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 7:30pm CST

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Avian flu outbreak leads to ban on poultry imports

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 7:30pm CST

About 24,000 free range ducks on a farm north-west of Melbourne last week tested positive to a low pathogenic strain of the virus.

Experts Weigh In on Bird Flu Research

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:30pm CST

The creation of a more contagious H5N1 virus has sparked debate on the most responsible way to publish the results.

Avian Flu Found in Dead Swans

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:30pm CST

A Four of twelve dead swans found in Mill Pond in Westborough at the end of the December have tested positive for avian influenza, reported Assistant Press Secretary Reggie Zimmerman of the Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs .

Inovio vaccines for influenza Type A/B strains met protective antibody response

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:21am CST

Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced that its synthetic vaccines for influenza Type A H3N2 and Type B achieved protective antibody responses in immunized animals against multiple unmatched strains.

25,000 Australian ducks gassed amid bird flu fears

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:02pm CST

Australia has activated a national disease emergency plan after an outbreak of deadly bird flu was confirmed following the discovery of infected birds at two free-range duck farms near Melbourne in south eastern Australia.

Goulburn Murray and Riverina Rural Report: Tuesday January 31 2011

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:02pm CST

The Victorian Farmers Federation is warning chicken farmers to be vigilant with their biosecurity, following an outbreak of bird flu on a Victorian duck farm.

Dual use research: H5N1 influenza virus and beyond

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:43pm CST

The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity recently recommended that journals Nature and Science remove certain methodological details from controversial studies on the avian influenza virus to minimize the risk of these findings being misused by would-be bioterrorists.

Indonesia: B2B H5N1 outbreak in Bogor

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:33am CST

Bogor city health authorities have ascertained that no people in a ward where a number of chickens have been dying suddenly since Thursday have contracted Avian Influenza .

How New Viruses Evolve, And In Some Cases, Become Deadly

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:23am CST

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Genetics ; Bird Flu / Avian Flu Article Date: 30 Jan 2012 - 0:00 PST Researchers at Michigan State University have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations.

Indonesia: Flap over moving Jakarta pet market

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 12:19am CST

Thanks to Emmy Fitri for tweeting me the link to this story in The Jakarta Globe : Bird Flu Fears in Indonesia: Flap Over Jakarta Pet Market Move .

Bird flu crackdown in Victoria

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 6:00pm CST

The low pathogenic strain of bird flu was discovered on Friday afternoon and 10,000 ducks have already been destroyed.

H5N1 controversy: The New York Times debate

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 10:30am CST

The New York Times has published an editorial: The Missing Bird Flu Report . The NYT supports redaction of the reports before they're published.

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Posted: January 29th, 2012, 12:01am CST

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Last bird flu case reported in July 2008

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 7:47pm CST

ISLAMABAD: The Scientific authorities at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council 's National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases has carried out detailed investigation in collaboration with Livestock and Dairy Development Department and Wildlife Department, Punjab on reports appeared in the national press regarding high mortality in ... (more)

India: H5N1 culling begins in Tripura

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 2:27pm CST

Culling operations have begun in avian flu affected gram panchayats of West Tripura district on Friday after confirmation from Bhopal based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory .

Bird Flu Research Is Urgent, Argues Reseacher

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 10:08am CST

Further restrictions on publishing scientific data gathered in a recent study of the avian bird flu could retard the creation of countermeasures, such as a vaccine, which could fight against a disease pandemic, says , one of the study's co-authors. While the Dutch-American team which pioneered the research, finding that the H5N1 virus can be ... (more)

CIDRAP: News scan for January 27

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 3:54am CST

Via CIDRAP: NEWS SCAN: H5N1 invasion of CNS, low-path H5 in Australia, viral co-evolution, E coli O104 in Turkey .

PHUENTSHOLING: Bird fecal tests negative for H5N1

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:44pm CST

It took a team comprising an ornithologist, veterinarians and lab technicians two hours to collect and study two wild bird species fecal to confirm they were H5N1 negative.

Balancing security and science

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:34pm CST

The decision to halt the research is temporary: A meeting of global health experts will be convened to decide how the work should proceed.

Indonesia to produce H5N1 vaccine by 2013

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 3:30pm CST

Indonesia is aiming to manufacture its first, locally produced vaccine to combat the H5N1 avian influenza virus by 2013, with state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Biofarma working to prepare its facilities for developing the vaccine for mass production, a minister says.

Newly engineered highly transmissible H5N1 strain ignites controversy

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:20am CST

Scientists have engineered a new strain of H5N1 to be readily transmitted between humans.

Fears bird flu study could inspire bio-terrorists

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:15am CST

A Japanese researcher partly-based in the United States has been forced to suspend his studies into an airborne version on the H5N1 bird flu virus over concerns that his findings could be used by bioterrorists.

Culling begins after a fresh outbreak of H5 avian flu at Tripura

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:11am CST

After a fresh outbreak of Bird flu or avian influenza in ICAR complex, 45 kms from the state capital of agartala.

Bird flu detected in Victoria

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:11am CST

The Department of Primary Industries has quarantined two commercial duck farms operated by the same owner, after birds at both properties tested positive to low pathogenic avian influenza .

Bird flu detected in Victoria

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:11am CST

The Department of Primary Industries has quarantined a commercial duck farm in the two locations after birds there tested positive to Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

Australia: Low-path avian flu detected in Victoria

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:11am CST

The Department of Primary Industries has quarantined two commercial duck farms operated by the same owner, after birds at both properties tested positive to low pathogenic avian influenza .

Researcher Calls for Urgent Return to Suspended Bird Flu Transmission Study

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 11:06pm CST

When Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Tokyo genetically engineered a strain of the H5N1 influenza virus that could potentially be transmitted between humans, his intentions were pure.

H5N1 controversy: Lessons of the lambda

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 8:56pm CST

Viruses regularly evolve new ways of making people sick, but scientists usually do not become aware of these new strategies until years or centuries after they have evolved.

Researchers defend benefits of mutant flu research

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:47pm CST

The creationA in the laboratory of strains of the H5N1 avian flu virus that are highly transmissible in mammals could eventually open the door for research towards improving pandemic preparedness.

India: B2B H5N1 reappears in Tripura

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:42pm CST

Via IBN Live News, a report datelined Agartala: Bird flu reappears in Tripura . Tripura shares a long border with Bangladesh; India and Bangladesh enjoy blaming one another for bird flu outbreaks.

Egypt: Anti-bird flu campaign planned

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 11:32am CST

A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy.

Dead goose in Hong Kong tests positive for H5N1 virus

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:22am CST

The Hong Kong government said on Thursday a dead goose, found in the northwest part of the city, has been confirmed to be H5N1 positive after laboratory testing.

INDONESIA: Bird flu deaths raise red flags

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 5:18am CST

JAKARTA, 26 January 2012 - Two recent deaths from bird flu in Indonesia highlight the need for continued vigilance against a possible resurgence of the deadly virus, an official and health expert warned.

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Letter Regarding Audit Committee Requirement

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:13am CST

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Racaniello: H5N1 facts, not fear

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:08pm CST

Peter Palese and Taia Wang have written a compelling article that uses scientific facts to address the controversy over publication of research involving transmission of avian influenza H5N1 in ferrets.

Egypt: H5N1 case reported in Fayoum

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 6:49pm CST

A 30-year-old man from the governorate of Fayoum, some 100km south of Cairo, has been diagnosed as having contracted the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the Health Ministry announced.

Unite to fight bird flu

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:39pm CST

WHEN bird flu first burst onto the world stage in 2004, virologists were quick to warn of a deadly pandemic .

Researcher at heart of bird flu studies controversy reveals details of his findings

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:39pm CST

Flu researcher Yoshi Kawaoka is shown in a 2006 handout photo. Kawaoka, a scientist at the centre of a raging controversy over bird flu transmission studies, has broken his silence.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of Wisconsin-Madison-Jeff Miller TORONTO - A scientist at the centre of a raging controversy over bird flu transmission studies has ... (more)

Bhutan: Bird flu detected in wild birds

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 12:30pm CST

Investigations will begin tomorrow in Phuentsholing to find out if the flu would affect the wild bird population in the country.

Analyzing disaster risks and plans: An avian flu example

Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 5:31am CST

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FluTrackers: 11 confirmed H5N1 cases since December 1

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 7:02pm CST

Thanks to Sharon Sanders at FluTrackers for compiling this eye-opening list: Global Confirmed H5N1 Bird Flu Cases December 1, 2011 + . She also notes that WHO belatedly confirmed another Egyptian H5N1 case on January 19: a two-year-old in late October who recovered.

Image of the Week: What H5N1 looks like

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:58pm CST

Earlier this week a group of researchers who altered the avian influenza virus, also known as H5N1 or "bird flu," to make it more contagious announced they would suspend their research for 60 days to give the research community time to discuss their work's implications.

Hong Kong reports on the Guizhou H5N1 death

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 10:38am CST

The mainland authorities say a man has died of H5N1 bird flu in Guizhou province, and they have notified the Centre for Health Protection in Hong Kong.

Second bird flu death in China

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 6:29am CST

China has suffered its second bird flu death in a month, the health ministry said.The ministry said a patient died in Guizhou province in the south-west after being taken to hospital on January 6. Hong Kong radio RTHK, citing local authorities, said the patient was a 39-year-old man who said he had no contact with poultry.

Scientists agree to pause work on deadlier bird flu

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 6:29am CST

The scientists who altered a deadly flu virus to make it more contagious have agreed to suspend their research for 60 days to give other international experts time to discuss the work and determine how it can proceed without putting the world at risk of a potentially catastrophic pandemic.

Man dies of bird flu in southwest China: Xinhua

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 6:29am CST

A man in southwest China died of bird flu on Sunday after three days of intensive care treatment in hospital, the official Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry of Health as saying.

Disinfection in Meghalaya bird flu-hit area completed

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:15am CST

Shillong, Jan 22 : Authorities in Meghalaya have completed disinfection operations in a bird flu-hit area of East Garo Hills district, an official said Sunday.

Dangerous Results IV: Time For A Break?

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 6:09pm CST

A few months ago, two independent research teams were able to produce a strain of the bird flu virus that was transmissible between human beings.

Killer flu doctors/ US censorship is a danger to science

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 1:54pm CST

Dr Fouchier and colleagues created a strain of H5N1 bird-flu virus that can be spread by airborne transmission between laboratory ferrets, the standard animal "model" for human influenza.

U.S. Government intervenes in bird flu research

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 9:44am CST

Why would the government fear the publication of bird flu research papers? For a very good reason, the papers contain the data that bioterrorists could use to weaponize the virus.

H5N1 controversy: Racaniello on the moratorium

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 5:33am CST

Dr. Vincent Racaniello writes on his virology blog: Moratorium on influenza H5N1 transmission research .

H5N1 controversy: Branswell on the moratorium

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 1:23am CST

Thanks to Mike Coston at Avian Flu Diary for picking up this report by Helen Branswell of The Canadian Press: Flu scientists halt research on lab-made viruses for 60 days to foster talks .

Bird Flu Experts Halt Airborne Virus Experiments

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 9:11pm CST

In the midst of a growing global controversy, flu researchers have announced a moratorium on a potentially deadlier, airborne influenza virus and have voluntarily suspended their studies for 60 days.

Researchers hit pause on controversial killer flu research

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 4:57pm CST

The moratorium, announced Jan. 20 in Nature and Science , is a response to public fear and alarm in the scientific community, which has split over whether the research could inadvertently lead to release of a nightmare disease.

Mutant Bird Flu Researchers Offer to Suspend Work

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:53pm CST

Controversy surrounding research on highly transmissible bird flu has prompted scientists, including those who altered bird flu viruses so they could spread between mammals, to call for a 60-day hiatus on the work to allow for discussion.

Researchers Agree To Temporary Halt For Bird Flu Experiments

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:17pm CST

The move to suspend the work for 60 days comes in response to critics who say their work is dangerous .

Indonesia Health Minister Suspected Bird Flu Immune Drug

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:17pm CST

MICOM: Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih suspect in Indonesia has occurred the possibility of resistance to the drug oseltamivir.

New bird flu deaths, as influenza research debate continues

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 1:03pm CST

The two victims, an 18-year-old Vietnamese man and a 2-year-old Cambodian boy, caught the lethal virus, also known as H5N1, from poultry _ not from contact with infected people, according to the Associated Press.

Indonesian toddler has died of bird flu in Jakarta

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 1:03pm CST

Indonesian health officials say a 5-year-old girl has died of bird flu in Jakarta - just days after her uncle succumbed to the virus.

Second Indonesia bird flu death in year

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 1:03pm CST

The H5N1 virus also claimed the lives of a man in Vietnam and of a toddler in Cambodia this week.

Meghalaya culls 5,000 birds

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 12:56pm CST

Shillong, Jan 18 : Authorities in Meghalaya Wednesday culled nearly 5,000 domesticated fowls in a bird flu-hit area of East Garo Hills district, an official said.

WHO to take lead role in addressing controversial bird flu research, official says

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 8:42am CST

"The World Health Organization says it will take a role in helping sort through an international scientific controversy over two bird flu studies that the U.S. government deemed too dangerous to publish in full," the Canadian Press/Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Bird flu: Culling starts in Orissa's Mayurbhanj

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 5:32am CST

Bhubaneswar: After completion of the process in Khurda district, culling of poultry birds started Wednesday in the tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj, the second district in Odisha where bird flu has been detected.

Colby Pharmaceutical Company Announces Publication of JVRS-100 use as ...

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 1:22am CST

Colby Pharmaceutical Company Announces Publication of JVRS-100 use as Potent Immune Activating Adjuvant in Combination with H5N1 Influenza Vaccine SAN JOSE, Calif.-- --Jan 9, 2012 - Colby Pharmaceutical Company today announced publication of new results showing that a single dose of JVRS-100 adjuvanted H5N1 influenza vaccine enhanced-immune ... (more)

India: 32,000 chickens culled in Khurda

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 9:14pm CST

Despite culling nearly 32,000 chickens in Khurda district, the bird flu scare continues in Odisha with the fear of its spread to the adjoining Mayurbhanj district now.

Painful truth: Fear, panic, and the new disease

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 5:04pm CST

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Flu Pandemics May Follow La NiA a

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 12:48pm CST

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Bird Flu / Avian Flu ; Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Article Date: 17 Jan 2012 - 9:00 PST US scientists propose that flu pandemics follow La Nina weather conditions in the equatorial Pacific.

Bird Flu (H5N1) in bhutan

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 1:34am CST

Over the last few days since the outbreak was reported, officials culled over 190 chickens in the backyard poultry farms in the area and disinfected all the vehicles coming from the area every day.

No need for panic over bird flu, say experts

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 7:30pm CST

The H5N1 virus may have claimed two lives in China and Indonesia but there is no cause for undue alarm, say leading infectious disease specialists.

Migratory flyway and geographical distance are barriers to the gene...

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 3:20pm CST

We applied a variety of statistical phylogeographic techniques to a plethora of viral genome sequence data to determine the strength, pattern and determinants of gene flow in AIV sampled from wild birds in North America.

Avian influenza - situation in Cambodia

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 11:05am CST

The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Cambodia has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A virus.

Dying crows deny India is bird flu free

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 7:01am CST

India recently declared itself free from bird flu, at a time when the state of Jharkhand has been in a state of panic with the sudden and inexplicable death of thousands of crows in the last four to five months.

Killer flu doctors: US censorship is a danger to science

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 10:41pm CST

America should not be allowed to dominate the debate over who controls sensitive scientific information that could be misused in biowarfare terrorism, say the scientists who created a highly dangerous form of bird-flu virus in a study that has been partially censored by the US government.

India: B2B H5N1 spreading in Odisha state

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 6:42pm CST

BHUBANESWAR: Betanoti in Mayurbhanj district is in grip of a scare after preliminary reports on Saturday indicated that a poultry bird sample from the town had confirmed the presence of bird flu, official sources said.

WHO will take a role in solving issued raised by bird flu studies controversy

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 2:37pm CST

Dr. Keiji Fukuda of the World Health Organization speaks in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 29, 2010.

Hong Kong: Dead bird H5-positive

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 12:37pm CST

A little egret carcass found in Yuen Long has tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus in a preliminary examination.

Fresh death of fowls, culling continues in Meghalaya

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 9:28am CST

Shillong, Jan 15: Fresh deaths of domesticated fowls have been reported in Meghalaya, even as the culling of birds in a three-kilometre radius of the bird-flu epicentre of Williamnagar in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills entered its third day Sunday, an official said.

Preparing for Pandemics - Laurie Garrett Offers Insight into...

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 3:18am CST

Laurie Garrett is one of the world's leading experts on global healthcare and pandemics.

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Posted: January 15th, 2012, 2:13am CST

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Research on deadly virus may need more safeguards

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 10:09pm CST

The plot is right out of a Stephen King bestseller: Scientists create a new, virulent pathogen in the lab - one so deadly that if it ever escaped, it could kill millions of people.

India: Over 1,000 birds culled in Garo Hills to stop H5N1

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 5:54pm CST

Thirteen rapid response teams of the Meghalaya Government are continuing the culling of poultry in the affected zone of Williamnagar in East Garo Hills where the first bird flu outbreak has taken place and by Friday as many as 1,043 chicken have been culled within the three km radius, informed authorities.

China calls for calm amid flu fear

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 1:45pm CST

A worker injects a chicken with bird flu vaccine at a farm in Changzhi, Shanxi province, January 20, 2009.

Bhutan: Bird flu hits Thimphu

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 9:30am CST

Changedaphu A bird flu outbreak in Thimphu was confirmed yesterday afternoon after the deaths of 38 chickens in the past week at the camp in Changedaphu .

Hong Kong China on Bird Flu Alert

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 5:20am CST

Chinese authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong, are still trying to determine how a 39-year-old bus driver contracted the deadly H5N1 virus, otherwise know as bird flu, according to the Chinese-language Sing Tao Daily.

India: Odisha continues culling of fowls, crow deaths

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 3:21am CST

Bhubaneswar: Bird flu scare continued to grip Odisha as more crow deaths were reported even as the state government continued its culling operation at Keranga area in Khurda district for the second consecutive day.

Crow deaths in India alert Bhutan

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 11:11pm CST

Following the deaths of thousands of crows in Jharkhand, India in the last two months, the National Incident Command Centre for bird flu in Bhutan is alerting people to report the death of any wild bird in the country.

The Leeuwenhoek Lecture 2001. Animal origins of human infectious disease.

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 7:01pm CST

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Scary science, national security, and open-source research

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 2:52pm CST

I've been following the story about the scientists who have been working to figure out how H5N1 bird flu might become transmissible from human to human, the controversial research they used to study that question, and the federal recommendations that are now threatening to keep that research under wraps.

Indonesia: H5N1 doesn't transmit from human to human

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 1:52pm CST

The Jakarta Health Agency has reminded the public that the bird flu virus is transmitted only from birds, not through humans, after it was confirmed on Thursday that North Jakarta resident Puguh Dwi Yanto had died of bird flu.

New swine, drug-resistant flu pops up

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 9:38am CST

The flu season hasn't kicked in yet, but infectious disease experts are on the alert for new strains of the virus, including another swine flu that's popped up in parts of the United States and a drug-resistant flu circulating in the Southern Hemisphere.

NIH official discusses reaction to bird flu studies, development of...

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 5:23am CST

Nature interviews Amy Patterson, director of the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy, which administers the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity , about the board's decision in December to advise against full publication of "two papers on avian flu [that] could pose a biosecurity risk if published in their ... (more)

The Risks of Dangerous Research

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 1:13am CST

In the wake of news last month that researchers had created a version of the deadly bird flu that was easily transmissible by air, a heated debate has arisen in the scientific community about whether or not the research should be published.

Today on New Scientist: 12 January 2012

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 12:09am CST

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Investing In Flu-Fighting Drug Makers

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 7:54pm CST

There are many strains of influenza virus, and new ones are constantly mutating.

Poultry culling begins in Meghalaya - Indiatalkies.com

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 3:39pm CST

Shillong, Jan 12: A 13-member rapid response team Thursday began culling poultry birds at a farm in East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya after the birds tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus, an official said.

Should science be censored?

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 11:25am CST

By Cynthia-Lou Coleman Few issues are more likely to raise gooseflesh than censorship -- a concern shared by scientists and journalists alike.

Bird flu: Odisha begins culling poultry birds

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 7:10am CST

Bhubaneswar, Jan 12 : Veterinarians and state officials Thursday began culling poultry birds in parts of Odisha's Khordha district after bird flu was detected in the area.

New Market Study Published: Bangladesh Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report Q1 2012

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 4:00am CST

Growth is high, but per-capita spending remains low. The market is also characterised by the ability of those on high incomes to purchase expensive patented drugs, while the vast majority of the population make do with frequently sub-standard over-the-counter preparations.

India: Odisha to start culling tomorrow

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 11:56pm CST

To arrest the spread of bird flu, Odisha government today ordered culling of about 30,000 fowls in three km radius of Keranga in Khurda district as advised by the Centre, official sources said.

Interferon's Role In Flu Control Shouldn't Be Underestimated

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 7:51pm CST

Flu season is upon us, peaking in the coming weeks. During this time, media hype may meet legitimate concerns over strains of influenza type A including H1N1 and H5N1 .

Bill sets curbs on public in epidemics

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 3:47pm CST

The government is preparing a bill granting it the power to impose restrictions on outings, gatherings and other activities to curb outbreaks of avian flu and other highly virulent and contagious viruses.

Meghalaya on alert after test confirms bird flu

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 11:35am CST

The Meghalaya government Wednesday alerted all district authorities after samples of dead birds at a farm in East Garo Hills district in the state tested positive for bird flu, an official said.

Hong Kong downgrades bird flu alert

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 9:30am CST

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is downgrading the current bird flu warning from 'serious' to an 'alert' level from tomorrow.

Hopes are alive for chicken

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 8:25am CST

That is the hope after food and health chief York Chow Yat-ngok said he will consult with bird flu experts today before announcing whether to lift the 21-day ban on the import and sale of live chickens, imposed on December 21.

Odisha district on high alert for bird flu

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 4:10am CST

BARIPADA: Odisha's Mayurbhanj district , bordering Jharkhand, has been put on high alert to avoid poultry birds carrying HSN1 virus sneaking in from the neighbouring state, said Mayurbhanj CDVO Nityananda Das on Tuesday.

Pakistan: B2B H5N1 kills 15 peacocks

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 2:11am CST

Around 15 peacocks have been expired at the Safari Park during the last seven days due to bird flu virus, authorities said on Tuesday.

Scientists debate censoring H5N1 research

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:56pm CST

The debate continues about two papers that resulted in H5N1 influenza strains that are more easily transmissible between mammals and may have the potential to trigger a pandemic.

Michael Giltz: DVDs: Should Steven Soderbergh Retire From Directing?

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 5:57pm CST

Director Steven Soderbergh has insisted he'll stop directing movies soon, after a few more projects are finished up.

New swine flu, drug-resistant strains arising

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 4:57pm CST

The flu season hasn't kicked in yet, but infectious disease experts are on the alert for new strains of the virus, including another swine flu that's popped up in parts of the United States and a drug-resistant flu circulating in the Southern Hemisphere.

Indonesia: The health minister responds to H5N1 fears

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 12:53pm CST

Via Republika Online: Stok Obat Flu Burung Cukup Sampai Akhir Tahun . [Bird flu medication stocks good through end of year] A Google translation, with all its flaws: I've checked the Indonesian Ministry of Health website , and it's effectively useless as a source of H5N1 information.

Man dies from bird flu in Indonesia

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 8:38am CST

JAKARTA: A 24-year-old Indonesian man infected with bird flu died in the capital Jakarta, the health ministry said, in the country's third fatal case in three months."Test results from the man who died confirmed that he was infected with bird flu," health ministry head of communicable diseases Tjandra Yoga Aditama told AFP.The man likely ... (more)

Bird flu epidemic unlikely in China: health expert

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 5:33am CST

BEIJING, Jan 10, 2012 -- A health expert Tuesday ruled out the possibility of a large-scale bird flu epidemic in China, which reported a death caused by H5N1 virus on the last day of 2011.

Avian flu suspect dies in Indonesia

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 4:33am CST

An Indonesian man aged 23 years old who was suspected of having infected by avian flu virus died at 22:50 p.m. local time on Jan.

Professor defends safety of UW's bird flu research

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 1:34am CST

The professor who oversees biosafety for the University of Wisconsin-Madison's controversial avian influenza research responded Monday to mounting criticism about the necessity and safety of the research, saying "ongoing research with H5N1 remains salient." The research is "society's best defense against a pathogen that has shown time and time ... (more)

Odisha

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 12:29am CST

Around 100 women today ransacked a licensed country liquor shop opposite Mancheswar police station.

Orissa on bird flu alert

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 8:14pm CST

The eastern state of Orissa yesterday sounded an alert after a case of bird flu was confirmed in the region, officials said.

S. Korea runs close inspection on suspected bird flu case

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 3:55pm CST

South Korea's agriculture ministry said Wednesday it is carrying out close inspection for bird flu after 110 ducks fell dead at a large duck farm in the northern part of the country.

2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Meghalaya

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 11:55am CST

Shillong, Jan 9: Around 2,000 poultry birds have died in the past few weeks on a farm in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, fuelling fears of bird flu, even as a general alert was sounded in the area, officials said Monday.

Indonesia: More disease outbreaks in rainy season

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 8:50am CST

The Jakarta Post hasn't mentioned the recent suspected H5N1 death in North Jakarta, but it warns of More disease outbreaks in rainy season .

Colby's JVRS-100 enhances immunogenicity, cross-protective efficacy of H5N1 influenza vaccine

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:35am CST

Colby Pharmaceutical Company today announced publication of new results showing that a single dose of JVRS-100 adjuvanted H5N1 influenza vaccine enhanced-immune responses, -dose sparing, and -cross-clade influenza virus protection.

Hong Kong China on Bird Flu Alert

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 12:31am CST

Chinese authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong, are still trying to determine how a 39-year-old bus driver contracted the deadly H5N1 virus, otherwise know as bird flu, according to the Chinese-language Sing Tao Daily.

Biosafety Lab-made bird flu has the World Health Organization 'deeply concerned'

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 12:31am CST

The World Health Organization has weighed in on the controversy surrounding potentially lethal lab-made forms of the H5N1 avian flu virus.

Odisha alerts officials after test confirms bird flu

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 10:26pm CST

Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 : Odisha has alerted all its district authorities in view of the detection of a bird flu case in the state, an official said Monday.

China calls for calm amid flu fear

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 3:22pm CST

A worker injects a chicken with bird flu vaccine at a farm in Changzhi, Shanxi province, January 20, 2009.

Indonesia: Suspected human H5N1 death

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 11:07am CST

Thanks to Pandemic Information News for this report from BeritaJakarta.com :: Seorang Tewas Diduga Suspect Flu Burung .

Risk of flu outbreak outweighed by benefits

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 11:38pm CST

A deadly influenza virus has circulated widely in birds in recent years, decimating flocks but rarely spreading to humans.

It's flu season again, so remember to get vaccinated

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 6:24pm CST

It was a global pandemic in 2009 and caused 30 deaths in Singapore. But the H1N1 influenza strain has since fallen off the chart, making up only 10 per cent of all flu cases here.

Taiwan reports first H5N2 bird flu of 2012 at Changhua poultry farm

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 12:15pm CST

Taiwan has reported its first H5N2 bird flu case this year after test results confirmed that chickens at a poultry farm in Changhua County were infected with the virus.

South Korea: Bird flu not cause of spike in dead ducks at poultry farm: gov't

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 9:10am CST

South Korea's farm ministry said Saturday that bird flu did not cause the spike in dead ducks at a local poultry farm earlier in the week.

Dangerous Results III: The Debate Continues...

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 8:05am CST

About a month ago, two studies concerning the manipulation of the avian flu H5N1 sparked a debate about whether or not potentially dangerous results should be published .

New swine, drug-resistant flu strains tracked

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 3:50am CST

The flu season hasn't kicked in yet, but Bay Area infectious disease experts are on the alert for new strains of the virus, including another swine flu that's popped up in parts of the United States and a drug-resistant flu circulating in the Southern Hemisphere.

New worries about bird flu in Thailand as it reaches Hong Kong and now Vietnam

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 11:46pm CST

As if Thailand hasn't had enough problems in the last few years , new worries are now emerging about the possibility of bird flu reappearing in the country, after an H5N1 outbreak has been confirmed in Vietnam.

Travel and your health

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 8:36pm CST

In late December, Chinese authorities reported that a 39-year-old man from southern China died from H5N1, also known as the deadly avian influenza virus or bird flu.

Thais at risk as birdflu breaks out in Vietnam

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 4:27pm CST

The situation in Thailand is being closely monitored after a report confirmed an H5N1 outbreak in Vietnam and the subsequent culling of 2,500 chicken in a province near Mekong delta, the Public Health Ministry said yesterday.

Hong Kong: Holiday tables set for fresh chickens

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 12:22pm CST

Plenty of local fat, juicy, fresh chicken will be on Lunar New Year menus after a ban on the import and sale of live chickens is lifted this month.

Island cormorants free of disease, study shows

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 8:17am CST

Preliminary data indicates that no birds have tested positive for active Newcastle disease or avian influenza infections.

Micro Files: Parasites, vitamins, nanotech, and the bird flu

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 4:13am CST

The Toxoplasma gondii is a brain parasite that needs a cat host in order to reproduce, however it is found in a variety of mammals including rats and humans.

2 more dead birds in HK test positive for H5N1

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:03am CST

Hong Kong authorities say two more dead birds have tested positive for a dangerous strain of bird flu, adding to health worries in the city.

2 more dead birds in Hong Kong test positive for deadly H5N1, raising health fears

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:03am CST

Hong Kong authorities say two more dead birds have tested positive for a dangerous strain of bird flu, adding to health worries in the city.

India declares itself bird flu-free; notifies OIE

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 10:53pm CST

India has declared itself free from bird flu . The declaration was made here on December 29, 2011, and notified to the OIE .

SEOUL: S. Korea cautions visitors to China against bird flu

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 9:48pm CST

The move came days after a case of death from bird flu infection was reported last week in Shenzen, southern China.

WHO on the latest Egyptian H5N1 death

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 5:34pm CST

The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a case of human infection with avian influenza A virus.a a The case is a 42 year-old male from Menofia Governorate.

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Tetragenetics' G-SOMEa -Formulated Influenza Vaccine Provides Strong Protection Against H5N1 in Preclinical Efficacy Study

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 1:24pm CST

Tetragenetics Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of recombinant vaccines, today reported preclinical study results showing that an investigational nanoparticle-based influenza vaccine protects against a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain.

India: Bird flu panic in Tripura

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 10:20am CST

Via Zee News: Bird flu panic in Tripura . This is in northeast India, and Agartala is very close to the Bangladesh border.

Vietnam culls over 2,500 chickens in bird flu fight

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 8:10am CST

A man transports a cage containing live chickens on a street in Hanoi on Dec 30, 2011.

India: Vets step up surveillance for H5N1

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 3:55am CST

BARIPADA: Close on the heels of the outbreak of bird flu in Jharkhand, the bordering villages in the tribal-dominated district of Mayurbhanj have been put on alert.

Travel Warning for China After Bird Flu Death

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 11:50pm CST

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday advised travellers to China to take precautions after a man died there of complications from bird flu on Saturday.

Govt assures chicken products free of bird flu virus

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 10:51pm CST

PUTRAJAYA: There are no live birds import from China and chicken products sold at markets are free of the H5N1 virus, said Veterinary Services Department director-general He said Malaysia does not allow the import of live birds from China, where a man in Guangdong province died after contracting the bird flu last week.

Hong Kong Keeps Ban on Some Poultry Imports Due to Avian Flu Tie

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 7:41pm CST

Poultry imports from the part of southern China where a man died from the H5N1 virus remain banned in Hong Kong after genetic tests linked the man's strain of the disease the version found in wild birds in the city.

WHO Speaks Out On Bird Flu Flap

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 3:22pm CST

The World Health Organization has weighed in on the controversy surrounding potentially lethal lab-made forms of the H5N1 avian flu virus, saying it is "deeply concerned about the potential negative consequences" of the work.

Controversial bird flu studies raise complex problem, defy easy solutions: WHO

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 2:16pm CST

U.S. World Health Organization Assistant Director Dr. Keiji Fukuda attends a conference on swine flu in Cancun, Mexico, on July 3, 2009.

S. Korea runs close inspection on suspected bird flu case

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 1:16pm CST

South Korea's agriculture ministry said Wednesday it is carrying out close inspection for bird flu after 110 ducks fell dead at a large duck farm in the northern part of the country.

Another View: Can bird flu research be contained?

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 11:07am CST

Now that Christmas has come and gone and all the presents have been opened, it's time for the kids... On Dec.

India declared free from bird flu

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 6:57am CST

The declaration was made here on December 29, 2011 and notified to France-based World Organisation of Animal Health .

WHO issues warning about risks of research on human engineered bird flu

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 3:57am CST

"The World Health Organization issued a stern warning on Friday to scientists who have engineered a highly pathogenic form of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus , saying their work carries significant risks and must be tightly controlled," Reuters reports .

Vietnam: First bird flu outbreak contained in Hau Giang

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 12:53am CST

The southern province of Hau Giang recently detected the first outbreak of bird flu in a household raising 450 chickens in Long My district.

H5 virus found in dead birds

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 9:53pm CST

Two dead black-headed gulls found in Tuen Mun and on Lantau Island have tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus in preliminary checks.The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department is conducting confirmatory tests.The first bird was collected at the EcoPark in Tuen Mun on December 30, while the second was found in a drain near Sh...

WHO 'deeply concerned' by mutant bird flu

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 5:33pm CST

PARIS: The World Health Organization said it was "deeply concerned" about research into whether the H5N1 flu virus could be made more transmissible between humans after mutant strains were produced in labs.

Hong Kong wary of bird flu outbreak

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 1:24pm CST

Hong Kong is on high alert after a man on the mainland died from bird flu, officials said.

H5N1 controversy: Call to censor flu studies draws fire

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 10:14am CST

The editors-in-chief of Nature and Science have both acknowledged the NSABB's concerns, but say that they are reserving judgement about whether to censor the papers until the US government provides details of how it will allow genuine researchers to obtain redacted information.

Latest fatal case of avian flu confirmed in China

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 7:04am CST

A middle-aged bus driver from southern China died of avian flu last weekend. This is the first fatal case of H5N1 virus in China in 18 months.

A flu virus risk worth taking

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 3:59am CST

Anthony S. Fauci, Gary J. Nabel and Francis S. Collins/THE WASHINGTON POST-BLOOMBERG NEWS SERVICE 03 January 2012 11:41:54 Oman Time A number of important scientific and public health questions regarding this virus remain unanswered, including the likelihood of such mutations arising and the mechanisms by which they may occur.

Editorial: Flu debate focuses on wrong question

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 11:50pm CST

Two scientific teams working separately have manipulated a "bird flu" strain of the influenza virus in such a way that they may have created the next deadly human plague.

An Explanation of How Avian Flu Spreads

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 7:30pm CST

Recent reports that two teams of scientists had genetically altered a deadly flu virus to make it more contagious have provoked fear, even outrage, in some quarters.

Could the next animal disease outbreak be in your suitcase?

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 4:26pm CST

Animal disease outbreaks can come from anywhere, including what you tuck in your suitcase after visiting a foreign country.

Planet of the Apes: How do we know evolution really_happens?

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 12:11pm CST

It's a common misconception that evolution is a matter of faith, because it happens too slowly to observe.

China appeals for calm after bird flu death

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 8:01am CST

First Alert Weather Alert: Freeze Warning expires at 9:00 AM on 1/3, issued at 4:47 AM Elkton, FL First Alert Weather Alert: Freeze Warning expires at 9:00 AM on 1/3, issued at 4:47 AM Bostwick, FL BEIJING - Authorities in southern China are appealing for calm after a man died of bird flu in the country's first reported case in humans in 18 months.

China says latest bird flu virus doesn't jump between humans

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 7:02am CST

Shenzhen over the weekend is not yet transmissible between humans, Chinese health authorities said.

General Health

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 2:57am CST

The World Health Organization is warning that dangerous scientific information could fall into the wrong hands after U.S. government-funded researchers engineered a form of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus more easily transmissible between humans.

Travelers to HK, China Urged to take Precaution on Avian Flu Virus

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 10:53pm CST

Monitors show the body heat of incoming passengers at the International Airport in Hong Kong April 27, 2009.

Travelers to HK, China Urged to take Precaution on Avian Flu Virus

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 10:53pm CST

The lethal virus, which affects fowl and migratory bird species and could be passed on to humans, claimed the life of a bus driver from Shenzhen.

Chicken supplier's products banned

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 8:53pm CST

The death of a Shenzhen bus driver from bird flu has brought a ban on the import of poultry from a nearby supplier into Hong Kong for the next 21 days Imports of frozen chickens and all other poultry products from a Shenzhen supplier will be banned in Hong Kong for 21 days from yesterday, after the bird flu death of a man in Shenzhen.

Science and Security Clash on Bird-Flu Papers

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 4:43pm CST

It was the week before Christmas, and D.A. Henderson was alarmed about germs. He isn't easily rattled: Dr.

What Fouchier said in Malta about contagious H5N1

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 12:34pm CST

The morning was sunny and warm on September 12 in St. Julian's. Inside the Intercontinental hotel and conference center, young researchers, jaded veteran scientists and jet-lagged policy makers piled their plates with softly scrambled eggs, American-style sausages and an obligatory piece of fruit or two, shoveling in the offerings and mumbling ... (more)

Health authorities still search for cause in bird flu death

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 8:24am CST

Health authorities in south Guangdong province have yet to find the cause of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, that led to the death of a bus driver, a local disease control official said Sunday.

No Fear Of H5N1 Spreading From China - Health D-G

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 7:24am CST

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 -- The Health Ministry has allayed any fear of the spread of bird flu from China where a man has died of the disease.

A Bird Flu Death in China.What it Means - and Doesn't Mean

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 3:14am CST

Science and news cycles sometimes converge in unhandy ways. That was the case on on January 1, when word came out of Shenzen, a Chinese city bordering Hong Kong, that a 39-year-old bus driver, surnamed Chen, had died of the H5N1 virus Since 2003, there have been only 573 confirmed cases of H5N1, according to the World Health Organization , and ... (more)

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