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The complete genetic coding sequences of 150 different avian influenza viruses were recently released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and government, industry and university collaborators. The information improves scientific understanding of avian influenza, a virus that mainly infects birds but that can also infect humans.

CHICAGO (AFP) - Some strains of bird flu are coming ever closer to developing the traits they need to cause a human pandemic, a study released Monday said. Researchers who analysed samples of recent avian flu viruses found that a few H7 strains of the virus that have caused minor, untransmissible

Dogs catch flu directly from birds, study finds File photo shows Siberian Huskies waiting for the start of a sled dog competition in Domonyvolgy, 35km (19 miles) east of Budapest March 29, 2008. (Laszlo Balogh/Reuters) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dogs can catch influenza directly from birds, Korean

US officials launch bird flu stockpile in Thailand A tourist stands next to a poultry cage at a market in Denpasar on Bali island on March 19. US officials on Tuesday officially opened a stockpile of equipment in Thailand designed to help Asian nations react rapidly to battle outbreaks of potentially

GENEVA (Reuters) - The risk of a human influenza pandemic remains real and is probably growing as the bird flu virus becomes entrenched in poultry in more countries, health officials warned on Tuesday. Some 150 experts are attending a meeting hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to update its guidance to countries on how to boost their defences against a deadly global epidemic.

US officials launch bird flu stockpile in Thailand Posted by admin at May 11, 2008 A tourist stands next to a poultry cage at a market in Denpasar on Bali island on March 19. US officials on Tuesday officially opened a stockpile of equipment in Thailand designed to help Asian nations react

Bird flu near Siliguri Posted by barunroy on May 10, 2008 Siliguri, May 9: The Darjeeling administration today confirmed an outbreak of bird flu north of Siliguri, a little more than a month after the H5N1 virus was detected in neighbouring Jalpaiguri.

New Approach May Lead To Effective H5N1 Influenza A Virus Vaccin... ScienceDaily Fri, 03/28/2008 - 07:00 Manipulating a previously identified protein may be the key to developing an effective H5N1 influenza A virus vaccine.

The European Medicines Agency recommended the authorisation of the first 'pre-pandemic vaccine' for humans against influenza caused by the H5N1 virus. This is an avian influenza ('bird flu') virus strain that has the potential to evolve into a pandemic influenza virus affecting humans.

Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Two mutations in the H1N1 avian flu virus killed at least 50 million people during a 1918 pandemic, according to a team of MIT researchers led by Indian American Ram Sasisekharan.