Avian Flu News
October 2005-October 2006

• Billions Spent to Boost Flu Shots (Oct. 13, 2006)
• New Bird Flu Outbreak Hits Cambodian Docks (Sept. 5, 2006)
• China Setting Down Rules to Share Bird Flu Samples (Sept. 5, 2006)
• Blood Plasma from Bird Flu Survivors May Fight Virus (Sept. 5, 2006)
• Avian Flu Research "Could Be Cut" (Sept. 4, 2006)
• Africa: WHO Urges Greater Preparedness for Avian Flu (Aug. 28, 2006)
• Scientists Move Closer to Understanding Flu Virus Evolution (Aug. 28, 2006)
• Indonesian Woman Dies of Suspected Bird Flu (Aug. 18, 2006)
• Glaxo's Relenza Is Less Liekly to Cause Resistant Flu Strains (Aug. 18, 2006)
• 2 Avian Flu Cases Confirmed in Indonesia (Aug. 18. 2006)
• 2 Michigan Swans Seem Infected with Nonlethal Avian Flu Strain (Aug. 15, 2006)
• India Declared Bird Flu Free (Aug. 15, 2006)
• HK Gov't Medical Research Grant Focuses on Avian Flu (Aug. 14, 2006)
• Bird Flu Monitoring Expands Nationally (Aug. 10, 2006)
• Flu Pandeminc Readiness Urged (Aug. 10, 2006)
• Indonesia Tops the World List of Avian Flu Deaths (Aug. 10, 2006)
• Bird Flu: 'People Need Educating' (Aug. 9, 2006)
• Indonesian Teenager Dies of Bird Flu (Aug. 9, 2006)
• States Scrape Up Bird Flu Drug Funds (Aug. 8, 2006)
• First Bird Flu Death in 2003, Admits China (Aug. 8, 2006)
• Indonesia May Top Human Bird Flu Deaths Worldwide (Aug. 8 2006)
• Human Death Toll Rising in Indonesia (Aug. 8, 2006)
• Health of Bird Flu Victim, 16, Deteriorating (Aug. 8, 2006)
• WHO Confirms Avian Flu Death, Indonesia Reports Fatality (Aug. 7, 2006)
• Flu Pandemic Impact Can Be Mitigated in Cities: Study (Aug. 7, 2006)
• Cats Infected with Bird Flu in Iraq (Aug. 7, 2006)
• Researchers Study How Bird Flu May Spread (Aug. 6, 2006)
• Avian Flu Pops Up in German Zoo (Aug. 4, 2006)
• Experts: Bird Flu Prep Is Taking Flight (Aug. 1, 2006)
• Novavax Creates Vaccine for New Avian Flu Strain (Aug. 1, 2006)
• Health Minister Puts All of Thailand on Bird Flu Alert (Aug. 1, 2006)
• Business Urges Bird Flu Education (Aug. 1, 2006)
• Bird Flu Virus May Less Likely Spread (Aug. 1, 2006)
• Dutch Report Low-Pathogenic Bird Flu in Farm (Aug. 1, 2006)
• Bird Flu Pandemic May Not Develop (July 31, 2006)
• Hybrid Avian-Human Flu Virus Didn't Spread in Lab Study (July 31, 2006)
• Novavax Vaccine Targets Bird-Flu Strain (July 31, 2006)
• A Booster Shot for Pandemic Preparedness (July 31, 2006)
• Wild Birds Can Spread Benign Avian Flu Strain to Humans (July 28, 2006)
• Duck Hunters May Face Risk of Avian Flu Infections (July 28, 2006)
• Asia Vows to Combine Efforts to Fight Bird Flu (July 28, 2006)
• Wildlife Officials to monitor for Avian Flu (July 27, 2006)
• Progress Reported on Avian Flu Vaccine (July 27, 2006)
• South Africa: Mossel Bay Avian Fly Outbreak Under Control (July 27, 2006)
• International Medical Corps Conducts Fact-Finding Mission with UN on Avian Flu (July 27, 2006)
• Glaxo Says Its H5N1 Vaccine Works at Low Dose (July 26, 2006)
• As Other Nations Have Moved to Control Bird Flu, It Is
  Rapidly Spiraling in Indonesia (July 21, 2006)
• Indonesia Holds Avian Influenza Expert Consultation (July 20, 2006)
• FDA Names First Medical Director for Emerging and Pandemic Threat Preparedness in the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (July 20, 2006)
• Governors Plan Attack On Avian Flu (July 19, 2006)
• States Hesitant to Buy Bird Flu Drugs (July 19, 2006)
• Governors Produce State Bird Flu Guides (July 18, 2006)
• Virginia Will Test Birds For Avian Flu (July 17, 2006)
• Response Plan Set If Bird Flu Is Found (July 17, 2006)
• USDA, FAO to Launch Animal Disease Crisis Center (July 14, 2006)
• HHS to Share $225 Million For Pandemic Readiness (July 11, 2006)
• Strategy Created to Fight Avian Flu (July 5, 2006)
  
• Severe Flu Pandemic May Cost Up to $2 Trillion,
  World Bank Says (June 29, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Fatalities Almost Triple, Spurring Need
  for Treatments (June 28, 2006)
  
• Mystery Deepens on Possible on Possible
  Avian Flu Case in China in 2003 (June 24, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu May Have Been Mistaken for Sars (June 22, 2006)
  
• Report Faults USDA's Avian Flu Surveillance (June 21, 2006)
  
• Agriculture Department Faulted on Bird Flu Efforts (June 21, 2006)
  
• Africa to Host International Meeting on Bird Flu Preparations (June 9, 2006)
  
• Firm Gets Funds for Avian Flu DNA Vaccine (June 7, 2006)
  
• Coast Guard Leader: Disaster Plan Needs Avian Flu Provisions (June 6, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Fighters Need More Money to Help Contain Deadly Virus (June 5, 2006)
  
• Human Flu Transfers May Exceed Reports (June 4, 2006)
  
• Recombinant Vaccines Protect Poultry From Avian Flu (June 2, 2006)
  
• Experimental Flu Vaccine Bypasses Needles (June 1, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Underreported In Many Countries, U.N. Says (May 31, 2006)  
  
• Wild Animal Trade Plays Role in Bird Flu Spread, Scientists Say (May 31, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu Contract Gives CytoGenex Wings (May 28, 2006)
  
• WHO Invokes Flu Rules a Year Early (May 26, 2006)
  
• WHO Confirms 25th Avian Flu Death in Indonesia (May 8, 2006)
  
• Warm-up Slows Avian Flu Spread (May 6, 2006)
  
• Ivory Coase Confirms Avian Flu in Birds (May 5, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu Claims Another Life; Experts Call Virus 'Worst' (May 5, 2006)
  
• Grid Searches for Avian Flu Cure (May 5, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Fears Hike Survival Gear Demand (May 5, 2006)
  
• U.S. Bird Flu Study Predicts Millions of Deaths, Billions of Losses (May 4, 2006)
  
• Novavax Shares Sparked by Bird Flu Study (May 4, 2006)
  
• Australia, Singapore Lead Bird Flu Pandemic Test (May 4, 2006)
  
• Towns, Cities Ready to Work on Avian Flu Plans (May 3, 2006)
  
• Senate Adds $289 Million in Supplemental Funding for Avian Flu (May 3, 2006)
  
• Chaos Feared in Pandemic Flu Plan (May 3, 2006)
  
• Few U.S. Companies Are Prepared for Bird Flu Outbreak (May 1, 2006)
  
• Mild Avian Flu Virus Infects British Man, Prompts Culls (May 1, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu Blamed In Another Indonesian Death (May 1, 2006)
  
• China Has Avian Flu Case; Ivory Coast Awaits Tests (Apr. 27, 2006)
  
• U.S. Efforts Might Not Slow Pandemic Flu (Apr. 26, 2006)
  
• Mumps Outbreak Tests Pandemic Plans (Apr. 21, 2006)
  
• Addition of Egyptian Cases Raises Avian Flu Tally to 204 (Apr. 21, 2006)
  
• As Fears Grow, Scientists Race to Battle Bird Flu (Apr. 21, 2006)
  
• Poultry Industry Criticizes Federal Avian Flu Planning (Apr. 21, 2006)
  
• Deadly Flu Can Be Hard to Spot in Wild Birds (Apr. 20, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu: Facts and Fears (Apr. 20, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Found in Man in China; Global Cases Near 200 (Apr. 20, 2006)
  
• Rapid Response Tamiflu Stockpile Now Ready and Available to WHO (Apr. 19, 2006)
  
• WHO Assesses Sudan's Avian Flu; Confirms Two Cases Elsewhere (Apr. 19, 2006)
  
• China Has Avian Flu Case; Virus Hits Poultry in Sudan (Apr. 19, 2006)
  
• Poultry Industry Critiques Avian Flu Plan (Apr. 19, 2006)
  
• Flock-Killing Planned if Bird Flu Found (Apr. 19, 2006)
  
• New Pact Aims to Ready Americas for Possible Avian Flu Outbreak (Apr. 18, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu Outbreaks Wax, Wane (Apr. 17, 2006)
  
• Mammals Not Considered Bird Flu Carriers, U.N. Reports (Apr. 14, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu: Things to Know, Not Fear (Apr. 12, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu in Myanmar Concerns FAO (Apr. 11, 2006)
  
• Engineers Could Aid Bird Flu Vaccine Effort (Apr. 10, 2006)
  
• Doubt Cast on Stockpile of Vaccine for Bird Flu (Mar. 30, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu Vaccine Seen in Equine Antibodies (Mar. 28, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Defies Control Efforts (Mar. 27, 2006)
  
• Jordan: With Appearance of Avian Flu, Thousands of Birds Culled (Mar. 27, 2006)
  
• Egypt: Fifth Human Avian Flu Case Recovering, Say Officials (Mar. 27, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu Hits Gaza Strip, West Bank, Jordan (Mar. 24, 2006)
  
• Researchers Shed More Light on Bird Flu (Mar. 23, 2006)
  
• Studies Suggest Avian Flu Pandemic Isn't Imminent (Mar. 23, 2006)
  
• Human Lungs Resist Avian Flu Infection (Mar. 22, 2006)
  
• H5N1 Bird Flu May Have Spread to Gaza (Mar. 22, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu: Frequently Asked Questions (Mar. 22, 2006)
  
• HHS Buys More Antiviral Medication for the Strategic National Stockpile (Mar. 22, 2006)
  
• Human Bird Flu Cases May Rise as Virus Spreads in Africa, Egypt (Mar. 22, 2006)
  
• Schools Told to Prepare for Bird Flu (Mar. 22, 2006)
  
• Egypt: Fourth Suspected Case of Avian Flu Stable, Government Says (Mar. 22, 2006)
  
• U.S. to Increase Testing of Wild Birds for Avian Flu (Mar. 21, 2006)
  
• Business Prepares for the Possibility of Avian Flu in the United States (Mar. 21, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Spreads in Cameroon, May Have Infected Third Egyptian (Mar. 21, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Screening to Be Expanded (Mar. 20, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu Viral Genetic Diversity More Threatening (Mar. 20, 2006)
  
• Investors Buy Into Bird Flu (Mar. 20, 2006)
  
• Scientists Spot Potential Bird Flu Pathway to Humans (Mar. 16, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu Confirmed In Afghanistan, Myanmar (Mar. 16, 2006)
  
• Is Business Ready for a Flu Pandemic? (Mar. 16, 2006)
  
• Banks Should Prepare for Avian Flu (Mar. 15, 2006)
  
• Renowned Bird Flu Expert Warns: Be Prepared (Mar. 14, 2006)
  
• Myanmar is 25th Country to Report Avian Flu (Mar. 13, 2006)
  
• A Bit of Context on the Bird Flu Threat (Mar. 13, 2006)
  
• How Would You Know if You Had Avian Flu? (Mar. 13, 2006)
  
• As Bird Flu Spreads, Man's Best Friends Get a Second Look
  (Mar. 12, 2006)
  
• Recombinomics, Inc. Urges Release of H5N1 Avian Flu Sequences
  From WHO Private Database (Mar. 10, 2006)
  
• Avian Flu Infects Stone Marten in Germany (Mar. 10, 2006)
  
• U.N. Warns Avian Flu to Hit U.S. (Mar. 10, 2006)
  
• Albania Becomes Latest To Detect Bird Flu (Mar. 9, 2006)
  
• Global Flu Consortium Will Help Businesses Prepare (Mar. 9, 2006)
  
• Serbia Reports Bird Flu (Mar. 9, 2006)
  
• The French Resistance (Mar. 5, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Won't Wait (Mar. 3, 2006)
  
• Chemotherapy Treatment Suggested For Bird Flu Patients (Mar. 2, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Seen Spreading in Poultry, to Hit Sales (Feb. 28, 2006)
  
• Nigeria Tries TV Jingles, Anything to Chip Away at Ignorance of
  Spreading Bird Flu (Feb. 26, 2006)
  
• Q & A: Your Bird Flu Concerns (Feb. 21, 2006)
  
• The Deadly Side Effects of Avian Flu (Feb. 19, 2006)
  
• Health Experts Surprised at Rapid Spread of Bird Flu (Feb. 20, 2006)
  
• Deadly Avian Flu Found in More Birds in Germany (Feb. 16, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Could Take 142 Million Lives (Feb. 16, 2006)
  
• Iran: Deadly Avian Flu Strain Detected in Wild Birds (Feb. 15, 2006)
  
• Vaccine Liability Law Changes Proposed by Democrats (Feb. 15, 2006)
  
• Europe Taking Steps to Fend Off Bird Flu (Feb. 15, 2006)
  
• Three More Countries Detect Bird Flu (Feb. 14, 2006)
  
• Greetings Kill: Primer for a Pandemic (Feb. 12, 2006)
  
• Comments on CDC-Proposed Revisions to Quarantine Regulations:
  Center for Biosecurity of UPMC and New England Coalition for Law and Public Health
  
• States And Cities Lag In Bird Flu Readiness (Feb. 6, 2006)
  
• Study: Bird Flu Bigger Threat Than Terrorism (Feb. 2, 2006)
  
• Bird Flu Gene Analysis Finds New Clue (Jan. 26, 2006)
  
• Drug Makers Plan Big Increase in Flu Vaccine for Next Fall (Jan. 25, 2006)
  
• Second Mutation in Turkey H5N1 Virus Suggests Adaptation to Humans (Jan. 19, 2006)
  
• $1.9 Billion Pledged for Global Avian Flu Battle (Jan. 18, 2006)
  
• Health Officials Call For Long-Term Spending on Bird Flu (Jan. 17, 2006)
  
• U.S. Urges Halt in Prescriptions of Two Common Flu Treatments (Jan. 16, 2006)
  
• H5N1 Virus Change May Ease Jump From Birds to Humans, WHO Says (Jan. 12, 2006)
  
• Survey Suggests Avian Flu Cases May Be Going Unnoticed (Jan. 10, 2006)
  
• A Killer Takes Wing (Jan. 10, 2006)
  
• WHO: Deaths in Turkey were from H5N1 Flu (Jan. 7, 2006)
  
• Official Cites Need For More Bird Flu Readiness (Jan. 2, 2006)
  
• Hospitals Prepare for Avian Flu Outbreak (Jan. 1, 2006)
  
• China Reports 3rd Bird Flu Death (Dec. 30, 2005)
  
• Bird Flu and the Law (Dec. 9, 2005)
  
• U.S. Urges To States To Prepare For Bird Flu (Dec. 6, 2005)
  
• Secretary of Health and Human Services Comments on
  Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (Dec. 5, 2005)
  
• Most U.S. Companies Don't Have Super-flu Plans (Dec. 1, 2005)
  
• U.S. Not Ready For Flu Pandemic, Official Says (Nov. 21, 2005)
  
• China Confirms Two Cases of Human Bird Flu (Nov. 16, 2005)
  
• Top Official Is Assuring On Flu Vaccine (Nov. 11, 2005)
  
• In U.S., Flu Shots Too Short (Nov. 10, 2005)
  
• U.S. to Test Boosting Bird-Flu Vaccine, (Nov. 9, 2005)
  
• Bush's Flu Plan Gets Mixed Reception in Congress (Nov. 3, 2005)
  
• Flu Plan Counts on Public Cooperation (Nov. 3, 2005)
  
• Plan for Flu Outbreak Includes Travel Restrictions (Nov. 2, 2005)
  
• Bush Outlines $7.1 Billion in Flu Preparations (Nov. 2, 2005)
  

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