Dread Reckoning: H5N1 Bird Flu May Be Less Deadly to Humans Than Previously Thought--or Not
Scientific American - Tue Feb 14, 7:00 am ETDread Reckoning: H5N1 Bird Flu May Be Less Deadly to Humans Than Previously Thought--or Not
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Dread Reckoning: H5N1 Bird Flu May Be Less Deadly to Humans Than Previously Thought--or Not
LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organization (WHO) this week, they will be tasked with deciding just how far scientists should go in creating lethal mutant viruses in the name of research. The hurriedly-assembled meeting is designed to try and settle an unprecedented row over a call to ban publication of two scientific studies which detail how to ...
By Kate Kelland and Stephanie Nebehay LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organization (WHO) this week, they will be tasked with deciding just how far scientists should go in creating lethal mutant viruses in the name of research.
JAKARTA, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- The unusual features found on some poultry thatdied of bird flu in Indonesia has prompted the health authorities in someprovinces in the republic to believe that the symptoms of the disease havechanged.Head of Animal Husbandry and Health Department in Central Java, Whitono,said some of the birds that died of bird flu did not have the black or bluishspots on the body ...
(Corrects meeting dates in 5th para to Feb 16-17) LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organisation (WHO) this week, they will be tasked with deciding just how far scientists should go in creating lethal mutant viruses in the name of research. The hurriedly-assembled meeting is designed to try and settle an unprecedented row over a call to ban publication ...
JAKARTA, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- The unusual features found on some poultry that died of bird flu in Indonesia has prompted the health authorities in some provinces in the republic to believe that the symptoms of the disease have changed.
A visible rise in the number of crow deaths in many parts of the State, including Kolkata, for months and, near lack of communication from State administration about the reasons involved, has set the grapevine abuzz about a probable outbreak of another round of bird flu in West Bengal.
NPR's health blog "Shots" previews an upcoming WHO-convened meeting to discuss the recent news that two research teams have created H5N1 bird flu strains that are easily transmissible among ferrets, which are used as lab models for humans.
Last month, scientists around the world agreed to temporarily halt controversial scientific research with bird flu viruses. Some experts say too little is known about how infectious this virus could be to humans, but other experts think those risks have been blown a bit out of proportion.
Even if a 59% mortality rate for H5N1 is too high, the virus could still cause a flu pandemic more serious than that of 1918.
CDC: Flu off to latest start since 1988 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said recently that the current flu season is off to its latest start since the 1987-88 season.
An Otago University-educated international flu expert is warning public health officials not be complacent about new viruses that could spread from animals to humans.The call comes after a health scare at Auckland Airport yesterday...
Last month, scientists around the world agreed to temporarily halt controversial scientific research with bird flu viruses. Some experts say too little is known about how infectious this virus could be to humans, but other experts think those risks have been blown a bit out of proportion. read more
Researchers and policy-makers debate the case for redacting avian flu papers.
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