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Foot and mouth disease

(PakistanDailyTimes) A low-cost vaccine prepared by the operational laboratory of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) for foot and mouth diseases of animals has been commercialised as it received Rs 2.2 million orders during July to December of 2012.

April 15, 2013
| Filed under South Asia, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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Human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus in China – update

As of 15 April 2013 (18:00 CET), the National Health and Family Planning Commission notified WHO of an additional nine laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus. Of the latest laboratory confirmed cases, four are from Zhejiang, three are from Shanghai and two from Jiangsu.

April 15, 2013
| Filed under Public Health
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Briefing on H7N9 Avian Flu – China – Los Alamos Daily Post

(LosAlamosDailyPost) As of April 9, there are 24 cases of humans infected with H7N9 avian influenza in China, seven proved fatal. All 24 cases have occurred in eastern China, within four neighboring provinces: Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. Currently, there are more than 530 contacts of those confirmed cases under investigation. An epidemiological link has Read More »

April 12, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific and Public Health
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BARDA Public Health and Medical Consequence Modeling Network

(GlobalBiodefense) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Agency Division of Analytic Decision Support (BARDA/ADS) is seeking tools to support decision-making against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) threat agents, pandemic influenza, and emerging infectious diseases. The solicitation calls for visual analytics, data informatics, models, and simulation tools to help better inform planners, communicate results to Read More »

April 12, 2013
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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New bird flu strain seen adapting to mammals, humans

(University of Wisconsin-Madison) A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least nine human deaths in China portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells, raising concern about its potential to spark a new global flu pandemic.