CDC to conduct avian flu pandemic experiments

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control are planning some experiments to see if the H5N1 avian flu virus could mutate into a form that could easily spread globally between humans.

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H5N1 avian influenza news

"The global distribution of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has caused the World Health Organization to show its profound concern regarding the possibility of the virus spreading from human to human in the future," stated Dr. Lu. "Furthermore, the development of resistance to two approved anti-influenza drugs, (Tamiflu®)&(Relenza®),"

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Infectious Diseases in Abkhazia Pose Threat to Regional and Global Health

Separatist government policies in Abkhazia (that restrict public health and humanitarian aid have created an environment where AIDS, drug-resistant tuberculosis, malaria and bird flu (H5N1) are spreading unchecked, according to a report by researchers at the AISER.

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Vaccine contracts granted as Bird Flu spreads globally.

Egypt announced the 19th human bird flu case after a woman was tested positive to the deadly H5N1 virus. Bird flu also resurfaced inThailand and spread to a seventh Vietnamese province. The global pharmaceutical giant Novartis won a $54.8 million contract to make a compound to boost the effectivenes of bird-flu vaccines

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