The risk of a new pandemic from avian influenza virus
The scientific community is increasingly concerned about gaps in monitoring avian influenza pathogens that could cause the world to "fall several steps behind" in the face of a new pandemic. ...
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Why Has Australia Never Detected Avian Influenza?
Scientists have proposed various explanations for why Australia and the entire Oceania region remain free from the avian influenza outbreak.While the H5N1 avian influenza epidemic rages across the globe, Australia ...
The U.S. records a case of bird flu not transmitted from animals
NBC News reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a new case of avian influenza in Missouri, where the patient had no known exposure to ...
Australia concerned about the risk of H5N1 flu strain causing extinction of native species
On August 6, Australia’s Minister for Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, warned that an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in the country could drive native species to ...
Discovery of a New Characteristic that Makes H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Easily Transmissible to Humans
A new study from experts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and Emory University regarding infectious diseases in the U.S. reveals that avian influenza virus (H5N1) can ...
Finland is the first country to vaccinate humans against avian influenza
On June 25th, the Finnish health authorities announced that the country plans to start administering avian influenza vaccines as early as next week for some workers who come into contact ...
Australia discovers highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza virus
According to a reporter in Sydney, authorities in New South Wales confirmed on June 19 the outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H7N8 in the Greater Sydney area, ...
