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More on the H5N1 flu controversy

(Daily Herald) Our last two columns have indicated that researchers of H5N1 influenza virus (“bird flu”) have developed two new strains that are infective in mammals (ferrets) and may well be infective to humans as well. Because the technology involved in this work …

Biosecurity group to review new avian flu data

(Nature.com) Anthony Fauci, director the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) made the announcement in an early-morning panel discussion of the H5N1 papers at the American Society for Microbiology Biodefense and Emerging Diseases …

Op-Ed – Balancing Research Capability, Oversight, and Communication Post the H5N1 Controversy

Applied Biosafety, the journal of the American Biological Safety Association has provided the following pre-publication release of an editorial addressing the H5N1 publication controversy, with recommendations for strengthening biosafety and biosecurity at the institutional level. It will be published in print in Applied Biosafety, in Volume 17.1 March 31, 2012. Over the past months, numerous  Read More »

Webcast: H5N1 Research Discussion from the ASM Biodefense Meeting

Watch Tomorrow’s Complimentary Live Stream of the H5N1 Research Discussion from the ASM Biodefense Meeting! Moderated by the Chair of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), Paul Keim, Ph.D., this newly added session at the ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting will include discussions of the NSABB’s recommendations for the publication of  Read More »

Debate on H5N1 death rate and missed cases continues

(CIDRAP News) – Two leading voices on the potential threat of lab-modified H5N1 viruses laid out their arguments about the human H5N1 fatality rate and undetected cases today and yesterday, with one group claiming “millions” likely have …

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