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There is an increasing and continuous threat from prominent human influenza pandemic especially from the highly aggressive strains like avian H5N1 which has [...]

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18 (CNA) Taiwan is on a new alert against H5N1 bird flu after the first case of human infection in seven years was confirmed in Hong Kong recently, [...]

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Of the many strains of the avian flu viruses, only four have caused human infections—H5N1, H7N3, H7N7 and H9N2. Of these, only the H5N1 has posed great [...]

27 Apr 2009 This page is dedicated to H5N1 Influenza A virus. It was setup as a result of the outbreak in Hong Kong. Recently (2004) it has affected [...]

Human infection with the H5N1 virus remains a rare event. Direct contact with infected poultry, or surfaces and objects contaminated by their faeces, [...]

11/8/2007 - An international team of researchers has found that the antibodies produced by mice who have survived exposure to the H5N1 variety of avian flu [...]

Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A(H5N1). 18 October 2010. Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO [...]

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also known as "bird flu", A(H5N1) or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans [...]

17 Nov 2010 The majority of H5N1 flu cases have been reported in southeast and east Asia. Once an outbreak is detected, local authorities often order a [...]

H5N1 influenza -- the powerful virus that is raging through the bird flocks of Asia -- has successfully made the leap to humans, infecting hundreds of [...]

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CBC Radio News mentioned this a few minutes ago, but I couldn't find it in the DR media. Via an NPR tweet: Cholera Crosses From Haiti Into Dominican Republic. Health officials in the Dominican Republic say they have found the first [...]

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I do: This gives me a chance to proofread the post, and also to put it into categories like H5N1 or Chikungunya. I also send out a tweet about the post, so my 400+ followers know about it. (I check Twitter frequently because other flu [...]

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Via DominicanToday.com: Dominican President's cholera rant roils the opposition. Excerpt: As the deadly cholera epidemic claims nearly 1000 lives in neighboring Haiti, Dominican Republic's President on Sunday roiled opposition figures [...]

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Partners in Health has posted video clips of co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer: “It's gonna be slow. It's gonna be tough. It's gonna be agonizing. But we will make it through”. The blurb: PIH co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer shares his views on [...]

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No infected pig had influenza-like symptoms, indicating that influenza A (H5N1) viruses can replicate undetected for prolonged periods, facilitating avian virus adaptation to mammalian hosts. Our data suggest that pigs are at risk for [...]

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H5N1 and the Environment. The deadly H5N1 virus thrives in certain environments, scientists found. The fear is that the virus could evolve and infect humans via human contact. Source: eScience News. Humpback Whale Record [...]

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Thanks to Ansel Herz for tweeting the link to this report on Haiti Rewired: Cholera Cases and Questions in the North. Excerpt: In Limonade, a rural area about an hour's drive from Cap-Haitien, it seems there are just as many questions [...]

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BIRD flu is back in Hong Kong. For seven years, the H5N1 virus hibernated from the world. Like a serial murderer aroused, the killer infection threatens to create a human pandemic. A 59-year-old woman afflicted with the disease is now in serious condition at a HK hospital. Authorities are now tracing the travel itinerary of the woman who exhibited flu symptoms when she returned to Hong Kong from [...]

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Via The New York Times, a report on plagiarism and outright fabrication in research publishing: Rampant Fraud Threat to China's Brisk Ascent. Excerpt: Pressure on scholars by administrators of state-run universities to earn journal [...]

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PAHO has published: Press Briefing on the Cholera Outbreak in Haiti, Tuesday, 16 November 2010. It's a video about 15 minutes long. I haven't had time to watch it; will try to do so later today. [...]

Experts are warning the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza could re-emerge in Thailand even though there has been little sign of it for years, the Bangkok Post reported. [...]

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Via Ida at Bird Flu Information Corner, a long translated report from Pare Pos: South Sulawesi ::: Bird flu outbreaks in Kabupaten Pinrang, Sidrap, and Parepare. The end of the report: So far, Livestock Service of Pinrang has recorded [...]

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HONG KONG, 11 Xinhua Hong Kong 17 17, confirmed a H5N1 avian influenza, the patient is a 59-year-old local woman in Hong Kong, she was admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital in serious condition. This is the first 7 years in Hong Kong confirmed [...]