September 19, 2008

Diseases pose big danger to biosecurity The Australian - Sydney,Australia Public health expert Julie Hall says the most famous EID is H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu. Only 245 people have died after contracting it from chickens, ... See all stories on this topic

GSK: H5N1 vaccine offers great flexibility Hays Pharma - London,Greater London,UK "Stockpiling of H5N1 vaccine and use of this vaccine is anticipated to provide the ability to offer protection to vaccinated individuals as well as to slow ... See all stories on this topic

Novartis reports good results for bird flu vaccine Reuters - USA Novartis said the study conducted by Britain's Leicester University showed that its MF59-adjuvanted booster vaccine triggers an immune response to the H5N1 ... See all stories on this topic

Togo: Poultry Farmers and Businesses Have Mixed Reactions to H5n1 ... AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA Togo's government has confirmed the H5N1 bird flu virus is responsible for the 10 September outbreak that killed 3500 birds and led to the culling of an ... See all stories on this topic

Novartis International AG (SWF:NOVN) Novartis MF59®-adjuvanted ... ABN Newswire (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia The immune response was broadly cross reactive and covered all H5N1 clades known to date. These data were presented at the Third European Influenza ... See all stories on this topic

New vaccine element could generate better protection from avian ... EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA Nearly all people tested had cells that cross-reacted between the seasonal influenza A strain and H5N1. The authors therefore suggest that adding fragments ... See all stories on this topic

TOGO: Poultry farmers and businesses have mixed reactions to H5N1 ... IRINnews.org - New York,NY,USA LOME, 18 September 2008 (IRIN) - Togo’s government has confirmed the H5N1 bird flu virus is responsible for the 10 September outbreak that killed 3500 birds ... See all stories on this topic

...compiled by Rex Regeborg