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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 …

University Strengthens Lab Security Following Bird Flu Virus Controversy

(Global Security Newswire) The University of Wisconsin (Madison) has tightened security precautions around laboratories that work with dangerous disease agents even as the school has become involved in a public controversy over a study that resulted in a more transmissible strain of bird flu, the Wisconsin State Journal reported on Tuesday. University researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka  Read More »

Draft Supplementary Risk Assessment for the Boston University NEIDL is now available

(NIH Blue Ribbon Panel) The Draft Supplementary Risk Assessment for the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) is now available for public review and comment. The Notice of Availability for the draft supplementary risk assessment was published in the February 24, 2012 edition of the Federal Register.

Human trials for birdflu vaccine successful

(Viet Nam News) Six series of vaccine to prevent the H5N1 virus were produced at the Vabiotech company’s laboratory, which is run by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). The first and second phases of testing the H5N1 vaccine, named Fluvax, …

H5N1 bird flu infection may be more common, less deadly, than thought

(Los Angeles Times) The World Health Organization says the H5N1 bird flu kills nearly 60% of people who become infected, but a study released Thursday suggests the true fatality rate may actually be much lower. Virologists at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City examined data on blood samples collected from more  Read More »

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