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Study points out areas at risk for H7N9 virus
Posted on July 1, 2014 | No CommentsThe H7N9 bird flu virus, which has caused severe illness and deaths in China, may inhabit only a fraction of its potential range and could possibly spread to India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, according to […] -
Dengue vaccine could be ready by end 2015: media report
Posted on June 20, 2014 | No CommentsA drug giant has achieved breakthroughs in the development of a dengue vaccine, which could be ready by the end of next year, the Straits Times reported Monday. Guillaume Leroy, head of the dengue vaccine unit of […] -
Measles eliminated in four Western Pacific countries – WHO
Posted on March 24, 2014 | No CommentsThe World Health Organization has declared the elimination of measles in four of 37 areas it covers in the Western Pacific, a region that is home to more than 1.8 billion people and includes some of the […] -
WHO prequalification moves China into global vaccine arena
Posted on October 15, 2013 | No CommentsThe emergence of Indian vaccine manufacturers has helped health authorities drive down the cost of immunization campaigns. Now, the downward trend is set to accelerate. China has entered the global vaccine arena. The World Health Organization (WHO) […] -
Virus findings ‘not strong enough’ to affect strategy
Posted on July 29, 2013 | No CommentsA recent study that suggests the H7N9 avian influenza virus may be highly transmissible among humans is not strong enough to lead to any changes in the current H7N9 epidemic intervention strategy, said a senior Chinese scientist. […] -
Study ranks social contacts by job and social group in bid to fight infectious diseases
Posted on July 2, 2013 | No CommentsIn the light of Novel Corona Virus, concerns over H7N9 Influenza in S.E. Asia, and more familiar infections such as measles and seasonal influenza, it is as important as ever to be able to predict and understand […] -
Scientist: Poultry trade may be spreading deadly bird flu
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsPoultry workers moving to and from wet markets and farms may be responsible for the spread of the deadly H7N9 virus in China, says a virologist who’s working with the World Health Organisation to investigate the outbreak. […] -
Experts unclear how China bird flu infects humans
Posted on April 19, 2013 | No CommentsAlmost three weeks after China reported finding a new strain of bird flu in humans, experts are still stumped by how people are becoming infected when many appear to have had no recent contact with live fowl […] -
New project set to combat virus
Posted on April 12, 2013 | No CommentsChina’s science and health authorities have announced a new project to fight the H7N9 virus, and plan to develop a vaccine within seven months. The Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Health and Family Planning […] -
China reports three H7N9 infections, two fatal
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsChinese health officials yesterday announced three severe respiratory infections, two of them fatal, from H7N9 influenza, a subtype that has not been known to infect humans before. The announcement of the H7N9 detections was first made in […]