Pandemic Planning Information

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 57
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 56
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

1 July 2009 09:00 GMT More...

Influenza A(H1N1) - update 55
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT

29 June 2009 09:00 GMT More...

Influenza A(H1N1) - update 54
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT

26 June 2009 07:00 GMT More...

Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 20
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

The Ministry of Health of Egypt has reported 3 new confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H5N1). More...

Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMT

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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 19
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT

The Ministry of Health of Egypt has reported a new confirmed human case of avian influenza A/H5N1 on 01 June 2009. More...

Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT

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Preclinical Proof-of-Concept Studies Published For Novavax Seasonal Influenza Virus-Like-Particle Vaccine
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced publication of the preclinical study results that supported the clinical development of the company's investigational VLP vaccine against the H3N2, H1N1 and B influenza strains. The study, which was conducted by scientists from the University of Pittsburgh, Center for Vaccine Research and Novavax, was published in the June 24, 2009 online issue of PLoS ONE. More...

A Closer Look At The I-Con™ - Isolation And Containment For Pandemic Control
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT

American Innovative Research (A.I.R.) cofounders, David Palmer and Judy Piscione, explain how the impact of the avian flu pandemic originally motivated their company's researching a home option of an isolation and containment unit. A.I.R. CEO Palmer states that he and Piscione leveraged decades of success in biomedical research and semiconductor clean-room technology to found American Innovative Research Corp. Palmer defines A.I.R. More...

Animal Production And Health To Be Addressed At FAO/IAEA Symposium
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT

An international symposium to be held in Vienna next week will focus on the use of nuclear technologies to enhance animal nutrition and reproduction strategies and to detect and control animal-origin diseases that can be transmitted to humans, such as swine and avian influenza. Around 500 animal production and health experts from over 100 countries will present up-to-date findings for solving or alleviating factors affecting animal production. More...

Indirect Transmission Can Trigger Influenza Outbreaks In Birds
Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT

New data on the persistence of avian influenza viruses in the environment has allowed a team of University of Georgia researchers to create the first model that takes into account both direct and indirect transmission of the viruses among birds. The model, which is detailed in the early online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has the potential to shed new light on how outbreaks begin in wild bird populations. More...