WHO update on avian influenza in Indonesia (News-Medical-Net)
The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed an additional 2 cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Both cases were fatal.

Published: on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:12:55 GMT

Funds Needed To Scale Up Global Efforts To Control Avian Influenza (Medical News Today)
Global control efforts--and the funds to support them--need to be scaled up now to address the current failures in halting avian influenza, states an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet. The spread of the virus in Turkey indicates that the efforts to control avian influenza in birds are not working as well as hoped... click link for more info.

Published: on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:20:12 GMT

Antiviral treatment for avian flu (National Electronic Library for Health)
Antiviral drugs for influenza may not be effective against avian flu, reported three newspapers (19 January 2006). These articles were based on a systematic review, which found that antiviral drugs eased symptoms of influenza but did not prevent infection.

Published: on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:52:17 GMT

Iran Increases Avian Influenza Precautions (Zaman Online)
Iranian animal and health officials have reportedly taken various precautions against the avian influenza, also known as the bird flu.

Published: on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:13:41 GMT

FDA Statement On Fraudulent, Unapproved Influenza-Related Products (PharmaceuticalOnline)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers the sale of unlicensed or unapproved influenza -related products as a potentially significant threat to the public health and is taking measures to protect consumers from fraudulent products that claim to prevent or treat seasonal or avian (bird) influenza in people

Published: on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:34:42 GMT

AVI BioPharma influenza drug effective in trials (PharmaBiz)
AVI BioPharma Inc. confirmed that its experimental drug Neugene proved effective against multiple strains of influenza, including avian influenza strain H5N1, in preclinical experiments.

Published: on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:37:37 GMT

China Calls for Enhanced Efforts to Prevent Avian Flu in China (RedNova)
China calls for enhanced efforts to prevent avian flu in China BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu Monday called for continuous efforts throughout China to prevent and control avian flu in the coming Spring Festival and in the early spring.

Published: on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:58:41 GMT

Finland Prepared for the Avian Influenza (RedNova)
Finland prepared for the Avian influenza HELSINKI, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen stressed here on Thursday that Finland must be prepared for the Avian influenza and possible influenza pandemic.

Published: on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:43:52 GMT

Generex Biotechnology Announces FDA Pre-IND Meeting Scheduled for the Avian Flu Vaccine (Market Wire)
Generex Biotechnology Corporation announced today that Antigen Express, Inc., its wholly owned immunotherapeutics subsidiary, will meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on February 10, 2006 to discuss requirements for the filing of an Investigational New Drug application for the novel Antigen Express vaccine to protect against the H5N1 avian influenza and the commencement of human

Published: on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:30:00 GMT

Workshop on Avian Influenza held at Techiman (Ghanaweb.com)
Techiman (B/A), Jan. 20, GNA - A day's workshop on Avian Influenza ("Avi bird flu") was held at Techiman in the Brong Ahafo region on Wednesday for 62 regional and district veterinary officers.

Published: on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:20:05 GMT