September 17, 2008

Togo confirms H5N1 bird flu outbreak Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa LOME (Reuters) - Laboratory tests have confirmed a fresh outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Togo after around 4000 poultry died at a village in the small West ... See all stories on this topic

Prepandrix™, Europe’s only approved pre-pandemic influenza vaccine ... Prdomain Business Register (press release) - Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra,India “When indeed H5N1 would be at the basis of the next influenza pandemic, it is critical that a pre-pandemic H5N1 influenza vaccine provides broad and ... See all stories on this topic

Togo: Recent bird flu outbreak is deadly H5N1 MINA - Montreal,Quebec,Canada Tests performed after the first ever outbreak of bird flu in the West African nation of Togo have confirmed the presence of the virulent H5N1 strain of the ... See all stories on this topic

Bird flu risk low this winter, authorities say Swissinfo - Switzerland The risk of an outbreak of avian influenza in Switzerland this winter is negligible, the Federal Veterinary Office has announced. In a statement on Tuesday, ... See all stories on this topic

H5N1 virus found in NZ ducks Newstalk ZB - New Zealand Low levels of the H5N1 virus have been found in two samples taken from Mallard ducks in New Zealand. It came from a surveillance programme researching the ... See all stories on this topic

Low Pathogenic Virus No Cause For Concern Voxy - Wellington,New Zealand 17 September 2008 - A surveillance programme researching the presence of avian influenza in New Zealand has found low pathogenic (LPAI) H5N1 virus in two ... See all stories on this topic

A cure for flu (from beyond the grave) Independent - London,England,UK The 1918-19 epidemic was caused by an avian virus, H1N1, which is similar to H5N1. Scientists believe it could hold valuable information about how the flu ... See all stories on this topic

Scientists exhume British diplomat to study flu The Associated Press Understanding more about the 1918-19 pandemic, known as the Spanish flu, might help scientists design better treatments for the H5N1 strain of avian flu. ... See all stories on this topic

...compiled by Rex Regeborg