News articles tagged with 'H5N1'
Avian influenza strain primes brain for Parkinson's disease
— 11 Aug 2009 12:06 | HealthAt least one strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus leaves survivors at significantly increased risk for Parkinson's disease and possibly other neurological problems later in life,... — full story
The challenges of avian influenza virus: Mechanism, epidemiology and control
— 23 May 2009 16:20 | HealthEarly 2009, eight human infection cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, with 5 death cases, were reported in China. This again made the world alert on a possible... — full story
Scientist warns over pandemic flu vaccine 6-month time lag
— 28 Apr 2009 10:12 | HealthNew research published Monday (27 April) from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust warns of a six-month time lag before effective vaccines can... — full story
Novel pandemic flu vaccine effective against H5N1 in mice
— 1 Mar 2009 15:10 | HealthVaccines against H5N1 influenza will be critical in countering a possible future pandemic. Yet public health experts agree that the current method of growing seasonal influenza vaccines... — full story
New study compares avian flu with a notorious killer from the past
— 11 Feb 2009 10:20 | HealthIn the waning months of the First World War, a lethal virus known as the Spanish flu (influenza A, subtype H1N1), swept the United States, Europe and Asia in three convulsive waves.... — full story
Avian flu becoming more resistant to antiviral drugs
— 8 Jan 2009 14:02 | HealthA new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows the resistance of the avian flu virus to a major class of antiviral drugs is increasing through positive evolutionary selection,... — full story
Protein 'tubules' free avian flu virus from immune recognition
— 6 Nov 2008 15:28 | HealthA protein found in the virulent avian influenza virus strain called H5N1 forms tiny tubules in which it 'hides' the pieces of double-stranded RNA formed during viral infection, which... — full story
Bird flu vaccine protects people and pets
— 20 Oct 2008 11:25 | HealthA single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics, according to an article published in the November issue of the Journal of General Virology.... — full story
New vaccine element could generate better protection from avian influenza
— 19 Sep 2008 18:10 | HealthCurrent vaccines for influenza provide protection against specific seasonal influenza A strains and their close relatives, but not against more distant seasonal influenza A viruses... — full story
Newly described 'dragon' protein could be key to bird flu cure
— 18 Jul 2008 14:34 | HealthScientists and researchers have taken a big step closer to a cure for the most common strain of avian influenza, or 'bird flu,' the potential pandemic that has claimed more than 200... — full story