The Flu News Blog

Red Sox Notebook: Flu takes Ortiz out of lineupProvidence Journal, RI - Aug 28, 2006… about a half-hour before Boston was to play the Oakland Athletics, the Red Sox had to scratch MVP candidate David Ortiz because of the stomach flu that has …
Major Hurdle towards Development of Bird Flu Vaccine in India.MedIndia, India - Aug 28, 2006… […]

Five in Indonesia’s Sulawesi tested for bird fluReuters - 12 hours agoJAKARTA, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Five people have been admitted to hospital on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island with bird flu-like symptoms and local authorities have …
Vietnam PM warns provinces to guard against bird fluThanh Nien Daily, Vietnam - 9 hours agoVietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung again […]

Select an Edition: ADDIS ABABA, 28 August (IRIN) - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that unless African countries are adequately prepared, a pandemic of avian influenza would remain a threat to the continent.
New test speeds diagnosis of lethal avian flu strain In an advance that speeds up diagnosis of the most dangerous […]

More tests confirm low-path bird flu in MichiganReuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second round of tests on swans in Michigan confirmed the birds have a low-pathogenic strain of H5N1 and not the deadly avian influenza virus that has killed more than 141 people in Asia, Europe and Africa, the U.S
Quicker Avian […]

Scientists Move Closer To Understanding Bird FluNew York Sun - SINGAPORE Scientists tracking bird flu moved closer to understanding the evolution of the viruses and the genes that make them more infectious to people in a new study. About 52 key genetic changes distinguish avian influenza strains from those […]