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H5N1 bird flu research to be published in full

(BBC News) The author of controversial research on the H5N1 bird flu virus is delighted his work looks finally set to be published. Prof Ron Fouchier, from the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, said it was the only way to advance scientific knowledge and …

When Superbugs Attack

(Foreign Affairs) Antibiotic-resistant NDM-1 Is Undermining India’s Medical Sector. Some of modern medicine’s most heralded interventions — from routine surgeries to organ transplants and cancer treatments — may soon be too dangerous. The viability of these procedures hinges on physicians’ ability to use antibiotics to swiftly vanquish any bacterial infections that might arise in the  Read More »

Rohtak cattle deaths point to fudged figures by state vets

(Times of India) The disease has also resulted in a setback to the immunization programme in Haryana with the spread of endemic diseases like foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Rohtak, Jhajjar and Bhiwani districts where hundreds of cattle had died in the last one month.

Scientists to feel US government breathing down their necks

(The Independent) Scientists studying potentially dangerous infectious agents will be subjected to far greater scrutiny from the start of their research following the controversy over virologists who surprised bioterrorism experts by creating a highly infectious strain …

New research warns of Olympics flu pandemic risk

(The Independent) “There is little pre-existing natural immunity to H5N1 infection in the human population. Should the virus improve its transmissibility, the entire human population could be vulnerable to infection,” states the research – citing previous warnings from …

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