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New technology speeding progress on bird flu vaccine
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Even as U.S. officials this week awaited the arrival of a sample of the new bird flu virus from China - typically the first step in making a flu vaccine - government-backed researchers had already begun testing a "seed" strain of the virus made from the genetic code posted on the Internet. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

New Technology Speeding Progress on Bird Flu VaccineNew Technology Speeding Progress on Bird Flu Vaccine
Even as U.S. officials awaited the arrival of a sample of the new bird flu virus from China, researchers had already begun testing a 'seed' strain of the virus made from the genetic code posted on the Internet. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Vaccine to Fight New Bird Flu Strain Could Be Elusive
Developing a vaccine to protect people from the new H7N9 flu virus could prove to be especially difficult, flu experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - April 12, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Bird flu vaccine 'many months' away: US experts
US public health experts said developing a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu could take "many months". (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - April 12, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

New Technology Speeding Progress on Bird Flu Vaccine
Even as U.S. officials this week awaited the arrival of a sample of the new bird flu virus from China - typically the first step in making a flu vaccine - government-backed researchers had already begun testing a "seed" strain of the virus made from the genetic code posted on the Internet.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bird Flu, Immunization (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - April 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Discovery That Small Genetic Changes Enable The H5N1 Bird Flu Virus To Replicate More Easily In The Noses Of Mammals Could Lead To Vaccine
So far there have only been isolated cases of bird flu in humans, and no widespread transmission as the H5N1 virus can't replicate efficiently in the nose. The new study, using weakened viruses in the lab, supports the conclusions of controversial research published in 2012 which demonstrated that just a few genetic mutations could enable bird flu to spread between ferrets, which are used to model flu infection in humans. Researchers say the new findings could help to develop more effective vaccines against new strains of bird flu that can spread between humans... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bird Flu / Avian Flu Source Type: news

China bird flu toll reaches nine
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The death toll in China from a new strain of bird flu rose to nine on Tuesday, said state media, who also quoted Chinese authorities saying a vaccine should be ready within months. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

IDRI and Medicago to present data at the World Vaccine Congress
(Infectious Disease Research Institute) IDRI, a Seattle-based non-profit research organization that is a leading developer of adjuvants used in vaccines combating infectious disease, and Medicago Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles, will present positive interim Phase I clinical results for their H5N1 Avian Influenza VLP vaccine candidate. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Bird flu mutation study offers vaccine clue
(Imperial College London) Scientists have described small genetic changes that enable the H5N1 bird flu virus to replicate more easily in the noses of mammals. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

CDC on Trail of Vaccine for New Bird Flu
(MedPage Today) -- As the number of cases of a novel bird flu rises in China, the CDC is taking early steps toward a vaccine. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - April 5, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

C.D.C. Has Begun Work on Vaccine for New China Flu
Health officials say that as a precaution they are formulating a vaccine for the mysterious new H7N9 flu. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. and ANDREW JACOBS Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Avian Influenza China Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news

CDC Monitoring Bird Flu, Prepping Vaccine Just in Case
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it was monitoring a new strain of bird flu and has started work on a vaccine just in case it is needed. So far, the strain known as avian influenza A (H7N9) has only been found in China and does not appear to be capable of being passed from person to person. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - April 5, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

US Says Following New Flu Closely, Preparing VaccineUS Says Following New Flu Closely, Preparing Vaccine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it was monitoring a new strain of bird flu and has started work on a vaccine just in case it is needed. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news