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- The H5N1 Flu Virus, Also Called the "Avian Flu", Has Infected Pigs in the PastNew research published in the Journal Emerging Infectious Diseases has revealed that the so-called "Avian flu" has also infected pigs in the past. Learn a little bit more about the Avian flu in this article.
- How to Identify Signs of Avian FluThese days, many of us are uncertain about the nature of flu pandemics, and understand very little about avian flu. Knowing what avian flu is, how it affects humans and what we can do about it are important for young and old alike to know.
- Avian Flu: An OverviewWith the realization that very little has actually been done to ensure the health of individuals in the event of a bird flu pandemic, there is a clear impetus to examine the scope of the issue.
- Can Current U.S. Program to Track Avian Flu in Wild Birds? Researcher Doubts Its EffectivenessCan the plans that the U.S. has made to track the avian flu virus work? Researchers believe there are holes in the current plans that could allow the avian flu virus to enter North America unnoticed.
- Avian Flu Virus Has the Potential to Spread to HumansRight now people can get the avian flu. But they can't spread it. That may change if researchers are right. Researchers believe that if they virus mutates so that it can live in the respiratory system, it can be spread from person to person.
- HHS Allocates Additional Grant Money for Avian Flu ProtectionThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today stated that it has made available an additional $75 million to states, territories, and four municipalities to help them be assured of preparedness in the event of a flu pandemic.
FDA Approves Avian Flu Vaccine for HumansThe FDA approved the first vaccine for humans against avian flu (bird flu, H5N1 influenza) on April 17, 2007.- The Avian Influenza: Dying to KillAn in-depth look into the latest scientific findings regarding the avian influenza virus and the way in which an avian flu pandemic could affect large college campuses such as UCI.
- Avian Flu Pandemic: Are You Prepared?Avian flu warnings are becoming more and more frequent on the evening news. Do you know what to do so you are prepared in the event a pandemic occurs?
- Bush's Pandemic Avian Flu Proposal has an Unethical Corporate LinkBush recently proposed a $7.1 billion Pandemic Avian Flu initiative that calls for a stockpile of 80 million doses of the ant-viral drug Tamiflu; at a cost of 2 billion taxpaying dollars. The administration stands to profit from this stockpile.
- The Avian FluArticle about Avian Influenza and control measures
- Avian Flu is Curable: Murder Goes by the Name ResearchBirds need our help to stop being used as test subjects in labs searching for human cures. Love thy birds as you would yourself and love will burst forth.
- Immigration Politics: There's More to Security Than Border ControlThe Bush administration got its new immigration policy out, but the United States policy has problems.
