BANGLADESH: Return of the bird flu threat (IRIN)
Later flu pandemics were not so devastating. They included the 1957 Asian Flu (type A, H2N2 strain) and the 1968 Hong Kong Flu (type A, H3N2 strain), but even these smaller outbreaks killed millions of people. In later pandemics antibiotics were available to control secondary infections and this may have helped reduce mortality compared to the Spanish Flu of 1918.
BANGLADESH: Return of the bird flu threat (IRIN)
DHAKA, 15 November 2007 (IRIN) - Avian flu has re-emerged in Bangladesh after four months, with five reported new outbreaks in poultry farms across the country since October.
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WHO group to tackle H5N1 virus-sharing dispute (CIDRAP)
Nov 19, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – A World Health Organization (WHO) working group will meet in Geneva over the next 4 days to try to solve an impasse over how countries share their H5N1 avian influenza virus samples, a disagreement that pits developing countries' demand for affordable vaccines against the global need to monitor virus changes and develop pandemic vaccines.
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THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE A seven-part series on the chances for immunizing the world against pandemic flu (CIDRAP)
Editor's note: This article was originally published in CIDRAP News as a seven-part series running from October 25 through November 2, 2007. It investigates the prospects for development of vaccines to head off the threat of an influenza pandemic posed by the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
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Study cites risks to premature babies (Los Angeles Times)
Babies born just a few weeks early are six times more likely to die in their first week of life than full-term babies and three times more likely to die before their first birthday, researchers from the March of Dimes and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
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Community bulletin board (Napa Valley Register)
Education Quilted Art at Your Library Fabric art by the Napa Valley Quilters, including traditional and contemporary quilting techniques, is displayed during November at the Napa Main Library, 580 Coombs Street in downtown Napa. The Art in the Library program is a juried competition. Artists submit slides for review in early spring and a winning artist is featured each month. Info about the Art ...
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Sudanese Outbreak Of Rift Valley Fever Continues (Scoop.co.nz)
The number of confirmed cases and deaths from the outbreak in Sudan of the viral haemorrhagic disease known as Rift Valley Fever (RVF) continues to rise, the United Nations World Health Organization reports, but authorities are stepping up measures to try to contain its spread.
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Europe's 'Appetite' For Cocaine Endangering Africa (Scoop.co.nz)
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned today that security in West Africa is being threatened by criminals who are using the region as a hub for trafficking drugs, particularly cocaine, from South America to Europe.
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Disease: The Hidden Threat Of Global Warming (University of Connecticut Daily Campus)
FARMINGTON - The looming threat of global warming has always centered around climatic events such as melting icecaps flooding the earth. As it turns out, a big problem people may be overlooking is the diseases that could emerge from the rising temperature.
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TAIWAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO BOOST HOMELAND SECURITY INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday the government will work to enhance the development of Taiwan's homeland security industry by expanding international industrial cooperation.
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Taiwan President Pledges To Boost Homeland Security Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)
President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday the government will work to enhance the development of Taiwan's homeland security industry by expanding international industrial cooperation.
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BANGLADESH: Return of the bird flu threat (IRIN)
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