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Potential Hot Spot For Avian Flu Transmission Found In Western Alaska

(RTTNews) Low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses with Eurasian genes have been found among birds in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of western Alaska, supporting the theory that the area is a potential point of entry for foreign animal diseases such as the more highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey scientists.  Read More »

Scientists warn against complacency on deadly H7N9 bird flu

(YourHealth) A new and deadly strain of bird flu that emerged in China in February but seems to have petered out in recent months could reappear later this year when the warm season comes to an end – and could spread internationally, scientists said on Monday. A study by researchers in China and Hong Kong  Read More »

H7N9 Flu: Worse than Pandemic, Better than H5N1

(MedPageToday) The novel H7N9 avian flu appears to be less severe than the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu but more severe than the 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu, researchers reported. The first estimate of the severity profile of the novel flu suggests that it kills 36% of those who are admitted to a hospital, according to  Read More »

How cholera-causing bacteria respond to pressure

(EurekAlert) Cholera remains common in non-industrialized parts of the world today. It persists in part because V. cholera, the bacteria that causes the disease, is able to survive in diverse environments ranging from the intestinal lumen, to fresh water, to estuaries, to the sea. A study in The Journal of General Physiology provides new insights  Read More »

US, S. Korea holding joint bioterrorism exercise

(StarsAndStripes) U.S. and South Korean officials will hold their third annual joint anti-bioterrorism exercise this week in Seoul, a sprawling mega-city of more than 10 million residents that some fear could someday become a target of an attack. “Seoul is the capital of South Korea, and there are so many people in this city, so  Read More »

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