Influenza Roundup from CIDRAP

[sharon sanders]

<TABLE cellPadding=10 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>Influenza Roundup
Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Good evening.

SEASONAL FLU
Superior relative efficacy of live attenuated influenza vaccine compared with inactivated influenza vaccine in young children with recurrent respiratory tract infections
From Oct Ped Infect Dis J Visit link...
Annual influenza vaccination in community-dwelling elderly individuals and the risk of lower respiratory tract infections or pneumonia
From Oct 9 Arch Intern Med Visit link...
Comparison of the efficacy and safety of live attenuated cold-adapted influenza vaccine, trivalent, with trivalent inactivated influenza virus vaccine in children and adolescents with asthma
From Oct Ped Infect Dis J Visit link...
AVIAN/PANDEMIC FLU
Susceptibility of North American ducks and gulls to H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 13 Visit link...
Influenza
New Web site from International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations addressing seasonal, avian, and pandemic flu as well as flu vaccines Visit link...
Avian influenza H5N1 screening of intensive care unit patients with community-acquired pneumonia
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 5 Visit link...
Pigs, cats in Indonesia infected with H5N1
Pigs and stray cats have been found infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia, adding to the few previous reports of such cases, according to news services. Read article...
Avian influenza and US TV news (Letter)
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 13 Visit link...
Fatal avian influenza A H5N1 in a dog
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 10 Visit link...
A cure for the Asian flu (Commentary)
From Sep Biosecurity Bioterrorism (PDF) Visit link...
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of avian influenza, poultry workers, Italy
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 13 Visit link...
Passive immunoprophylaxis and therapy with humanized monoclonal antibody specific for influenza A H5 hemagglutinin in mice
From Respiratory Res, published online Oct 14 Visit link...
Bellagio Statement of Principles on Social Justice and Pandemic Planning
Released Sep 28 Visit link...
Priority setting for pandemic influenza: an analysis of national preparedness plans
From Oct PLoS Med, published online Oct 17 Visit link...
Protective immunity to lethal challenge of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus by vaccination
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Oct 16 Visit link...
Disease mitigation measures in the control of pandemic influenza
From Dec Biosecurity Bioterrorism, early online publication (PDF) Visit link...
Targeted social distancing design for pandemic influenza
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 6 Visit link...
Personal (nonpharmaceutical) protective measures for reducing transmission of influenza--ECDC interim recommendations
From Oct 12 Eurosurveillance Weekly Visit link...
Inhibition of influenza virus infection by a novel antiviral peptide that targets viral attachment to cells
From J Virol, published online Sep 27 Visit link...


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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>BTW - FluTrackers is listed as a "news source" for the Bellagio Group.

NEWS SOURCES

• <LI class=module-list-item>CIDRAP | Avian Influenza <LI class=module-list-item>CIDRAP | Pandemic Influenza <LI class=module-list-item>FluTrackers
• WHO | AI Situation Updates

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