A TIME'S MEMORY: THIS WEEK'S AVIAN / HUMAN / PANDEMIC INFLUENZA, OTHER INCIDENTS POSTS SUMMARY (MARCH 3-9, 2008)

THIS WEEK'S

AVIAN / HUMAN / PANDEMIC INFLUENZA,

OTHER INCIDENTS

POSTS SUMMARY

(March 3 - March 9, 2008)

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2358) NEWSWIRES, MORNING

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, BANGLADESH] Farm owner in Bangladesh suspected to be sick with bird flu

2a) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, INDIA] Fresh bird flu cases confirmed in West Bengal

2b) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, INDIA] Bird flu resurfaces in West Bengal

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2357) NEWSWIRES

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, EGYPT] Egyptian boy confirmed with bird flu, 47th case

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2356) NEWSWIRES, MORNING

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, HUMAN, PAKISTAN] WHO warns against bird flu complacency

2) [RESEARCH, PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS, USA] Pandemic Flu: Lack of Leadership and Disclosure Plague Vaccine Program

3) [SEASONAL INFLUENZA, USA, CIDRAP] Flu activity continues to slow, CDC says

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2355) NEWSWIRES

1) [YELLOW FEVER, PARAGUAY, WHO, UPDATES] Yellow fever in Paraguay - update 2 - Yellow fever vaccination tops 1.27 million in Paraguay

2) [PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS, HONG KONG] Hong Kong holds avian flu drill

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2354) SEASONAL HUMAN INFLUENZA, EISS WEEKLY BULLETIN

1) [SEASONAL INFLUENZA, EISS, EUROPEAN UNION, UPDATES] EISS - Weekly Electronic Bulletin - Week 9 : 25/02/2008-02/03/2008 - 07 March 2008, Issue N° 256 - Influenza activity passed its peak in most European countries

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2353) NEWSWIRES, MORNING

1a) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, VIETNAM] Vietnam bird flu outbreak spreads to Hanoi

1b) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, VIETNAM] Vietnam runs short on Tamiflu as avian influenza spreads

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2352) ANTIVIRALS RESISTANCE, SEASONAL HUMAN INFLUENZA, WHO UPDATE

1) [SEASONAL INFLUENZA, ANTIVIRALS, WHO, UPDATES] Influenza A(H1N1) virus resistance to oseltamivir - Last quarter 2007 to 06 March 2008

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2351) NEWSWIRES

1) [SEASONAL INFLUENZA, HONG KONG] Vigilance against seasonal influenza urged

2) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, INDONESIA] No sign of deadly mutation in Indonesian bird flu samples: WHO

3) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, VIETNAM] Minister forecasts massive bird flu outbreak in May

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2350) HPAI H5N1 IN BANGLADESH, WHO UPDATE

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, BANGLADESH, WHO, UPDATES] Avian Influenza - Situation in Bangladesh

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2349) ECDC INFLUENZA NEWSLETTER, UPDATE

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, SEASONAL INFLUENZA, ECDC, UPDATES] EUROPEAN CENTRE OF DISEASES PREVENTION AND CONTROL (ECDC) - INFLUENZA NEWSLETTER, EXCERPTS

1a) AVIAN INFLUENZA

1b) AVIAN INFLUENZA – HUMAN HEALTH – EGYPT

1c) AVIAN INFLUENZA – ANIMAL HEALTH - VIET NAM

1d) SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES- PANDEMIC INFLUENZA- PREGNANT WOMEN

a) Pandemic influenza and pregnant women

b) Influenza vaccination in pregnancy: current evidence and selected national policies

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2348) ANTIVIRALS RESISTANCE, SEASONAL HUMAN INFLUENZA, ECDC UPDATE

1) [SEASONAL INFLUENZA, ANTIVIRALS, ECDC, UPDATES, EUROPEAN UNION] Resistance to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) found in some European influenza virus samples

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2347) NEWSWIRES, MORNING

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, VIETNAM] Vietnam tops the world for type A/H5N1 patients

2) [RESEARCH, ABSTRACTS, ANTIVIRALS, POLIOVIRUS] Potential Use of Antiviral Agents in Polio Eradication

3) [RESEARCH, ABSTRACTS, ANTIVIRALS] Determination of Oseltamivir Quality by Colorimetric and Liquid Chromatographic Methods

4) [RESEARCH, AVIAN INFLUENZA] Avian Influenza Knowledge among Medical Students, Iran
5) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, INDONESIA, CIDRAP] Indonesia: Recent H5N1 viruses show no mutation

6) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, EGYPT, CIDRAP] WHO confirms two H5N1 cases in Egypt

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2346) NEWSWIRES, 2nd

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, BANGLADESH] Proper vet service can check bird flu - Molecular epidemiological laboratory can be helpful, experts tell Ctg conference

2) [ANTIVIRALS] 2 flu drugs get new warnings

3) [AUSTRALIA] More mosquitos found with killer virus

4) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, RUSSIA] Rosselkhoznadzor forecasts bird flu outbreaks in July-September

5) [SEASONAL INFLUENZA, USA, VACCINES, CIDRAP] Flu immunizations for children will pose big challenge

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2345) NEWSWIRES

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, HUMAN, VIETNAM] New bird flu campaign begins

2) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, INDONESIA] Indonesia says H5N1 samples show no signs of mutation

3) [PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS, RUSSIA] Russian health experts say global bird flu threat is growing

4) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, EGYPT] Bird Flu in Egypt - 46 bird flu-infected case announced

5) [RESEARCH, SEASONAL INFLUENZA, VACCINES] Use of a Mandatory Declination Form in a Program for Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers

6) [RESEARCH, PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS] Responding to Simulated Pandemic Influenza in San Antonio, Texas

7) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, WILD BIRDS, UNITED KINGDOM] Avian influenza update: wild bird control area lifted

8) [CHINA, OIE, UPDATES] OIE and China agree on increased cooperation on animal disease prevention and control

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2344) HPAI H5N1 IN UNITED KINGDOM AND TURKEY, OIE UPDATE

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, UNITED KINGDOM, OIE, UPDATES] Highly pathogenic avian influenza, United Kingdom

2) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, TURKEY, OIE, UPDATES] Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Turkey

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2343) H5N1 IN EGYPT, WHO UPDATE

a) [EGYPT, NAMRU-3] Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 6

b) [CASE COUNT, UPDATES] Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

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2342) NEWSWIRES, 2nd

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, EGYPT] Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 20th in country

2) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, INDONESIA] Persahabatan Paramedic Team Cured 2 AI Cases

3) [EBOLA, UGANDA, PROMEDNAIL.ORG] EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER - UGANDA (05): (BUNDIBUGYO), SUSPECTED

4) [EUROPEAN UNION, ECDC, PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS] Strengthening EU preparedness against epidemics: Dr. Ouzký MEP opens Emergency Operations Centre at ECDC

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2341) HPAI H5N1 IN MYANMAR, OIE UPDATE

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, MYANMAR, OIE, UPDATES] Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Myanmar

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2340) NEWSWIRES

1a) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, WILD BIRDS, HONG KONG] Oriental Magpie Robin tested for H5 virus

1b) [SEASONAL INFLUENZA, AVIAN INFLUENZA, HONG KONG, HUMAN] Three-year-old girl tests negative for avian influenza

1c) [SEASONAL INFLUENZA, AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, HONG KONG] Tuen Mun Hospital response to two fever cases

2) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, INDIA] Budget’s crores to battle bird flu

3) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, EGYPT] Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 20th in country

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2339) H5N1 IN EGYPT, WHO UPDATE

a) [EGYPT] Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 5

b) [CASE COUNT, UPDATES] Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

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2338) NEWSWIRES, MORNING

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, EGYPT, CIDRAP] New case raises Egypt's H5N1 count to 45

2) [USA, CIDRAP] Ricin found in sick man's Vegas hotel room

3) [SEASONAL INFLUENZA, HONG KONG] Tuen Mun girl treated for flu-like illness

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2337) RESEARCH ARTICLES ABSTRACTS

(1.1) The Southeast Asian Influenza Clinical Research Network: Development and challenges for a new multilateral research endeavor.

(1.2) Chitosan as an adjuvant for parenterally administered inactivated influenza vaccines.

(1.3) Induction of type I interferons and interferon-inducible Mx genes during respiratory syncytial virus infection and reinfection in cotton rats.

(1.4) Hydrophobic Inactivation of Influenza Viruses confers Preservation of Viral Structure with Enhanced Immunogenicity.

(1.5) NP, PB1 and PB2 viral genes contribute to altered replication of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in chickens.

(1.6) Broad dispersion and lung localization of virus-specific memory B cells induced by influenza pneumonia.

(1.7) Pandemic lessons from Iceland.

(1.8) Cross-protection by MF59trade mark-adjuvanted influenza vaccine: Neutralizing and haemagglutination-inhibiting antibody activity against A(H3N2) drifted influenza viruses.

(1.9) Examining the hemagglutinin subtype diversity among wild duck-origin influenza A viruses using ethanol-fixed cloacal swabs and a novel RT-PCR method.

(1.10) Safety and Tolerability of Cold-Adapted Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent, in Infants Younger Than 6 Months of Age.

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2336) NEWSWIRES

1a) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, THAILAND] Avian Influenza surveillance in human

1b) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN, THAILAND] Man suspected of contracting bird flu in Thai northeast

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2335) NEWSWIRES, MORNING

1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, ANTIVIRALS] Reports of Increased Survival in Bird Flu Patients Taking Tamiflu

2) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, VIETNAM] Vietnam reports two more bird flu-hit provinces

3) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, VACCINES] Asians respond well in bird flu vaccine

4) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, PAKISTAN] Bird flu threat still lingers as some fowl refuses to leave

5) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, HUMAN, MYANMAR] Myanmar calls for long-term precaution against bird flu