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Low Population Immunity Predicted If New Bird Flu Virus H7N9 Escalates Into A Human Pandemic (Cached)	24.5.2013
The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was previously only found in birds. The findings have implications for planning the public health response to this pandemic threat. The study used a new, high throughput method that allows blood samples to be analysed for antibodies to multiple human and animal influenza viruses at the same time and is easier to standardise than previous techniques... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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[Newsdesk] The world waits for H7N9 to yield up its secrets (Cached)	24.5.2013
As the number of cases and deaths caused by influenza A H7N9 in China continue to rise, David Holmes takes a look at some of the key gaps in our knowledge. (Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
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Clinical Findings in 111 Cases of Influenza A (H7N9) Virus Infection. (Cached)	24.5.2013	NCBI: db=PubMed; Term=avian influenza
Clinical Findings in 111 Cases of Influenza A (H7N9) Virus Infection. N Engl J Med. 2013 May 22; Authors: Gao HN, Lu HZ, Cao B, Du B, Shang H, Gan JH, Lu SH, Yang YD, Fang Q, Shen YZ, Xi XM, Gu Q, Zhou XM, Qu HP, Yan Z, Li FM, Zhao W, Gao ZC, Wang GF, Ruan LX, Wang WH, Ye J, Cao HF, Li XW, Zhang WH, Fang XC, He J, Liang WF, Xie J, Zeng M, Wu XZ, Li J, Xia Q, Jin ZC, Chen Q, Tang C, Zhang ZY, Hou BM, Feng ZX, Sheng JF, Zhong NS, Li LJ Abstract Background During the spring of 2013, a novel avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged and spread among humans in China. Data were lacking on the clinical characteristics of the infections caused by this virus. Methods Using medical charts, we collected data on 111 patients with laboratory-confirmed avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) infection through May 10, 2013. Results Of the 111 patients we studied, 76.6% were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), and 27.0% died. The median age was 61 years, and 42.3% were 65 years of age or older; ...
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Low Population Immunity Predicted If New Bird Flu Virus H7N9 Escalates Into A Human Pandemic (Cached)	24.5.2013	Latest Bird Flu / Avian Flu News From Medical News Today.
The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was previously only found in birds. The findings have implications for planning the public health response to this pandemic threat...
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Alzheimer's drug was too good to be true, studies find	24.5.2013	MSNBC
Alzheimer's drug was too good to be true, studies find
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H7N9 Flu: Most Patients Needed Intensive Care (CME/CE) (Cached)	23.5.2013
(MedPage Today) -- Most patients infected by the novel avian H7N9 influenza have required intensive care and more than a quarter of them have died, Chinese researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
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A comparison of rapid point-of-care tests for the detection of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, 2013 (Cached)	23.5.2013
(Source: Eurosurveillance latest news)
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H7N9 Flu: Shutting Bird Markets 'Crucial' (Cached)	21.5.2013
(MedPage Today) -- Quick action by the Chinese government to close live poultry markets might have stalled the H7N9 influenza outbreak before it really got rolling, experts suggested. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Estimates reveal low population immunity to new bird flu virus H7N9 in humans (Cached)	21.5.2013
(Wellcome Trust) The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was previously only found in birds. The study, part-funded by the Wellcome Trust, has implications for planning the public health response to this pandemic threat. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health) *MedWorm Sponsor Message:* Have a look at The Infectious Diseases Daily, the new MedWorm portal for infectious disease specialists, updated daily with all the latest infectious diseases news and research.
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WHO Director-General addresses the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly (Cached)	20.5.2013
20 May 2013 -- In her address, Dr Margaret Chan expressed a conviction that public health is doing the right things, on the right track. Fear of new diseases, like those caused by the H7N9 avian influenza virus and the novel coronavirus, can unite the world, but so can determination to relieve preventable human misery. She also reminded Member States that today’s health problems, especially noncommunicable diseases, pose especially difficult challenges, including opposition from economically powerful industries. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
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Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36: WHO	18.5.2013	Reuters Health
Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36: WHO
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H7N9 Case Numbers Stalled, But Pandemic Potential Remains (Cached)	17.5.2013
Despite the fact that since May 7, no new human cases of avian influenza A (H7N9) infection have been reported in China -- the only country affected by the deadly virus to date -- the CDC continues to encourage medical professionals in the United States to maintain a high level of alert and be prepared for the virus because its global pandemic potential still is unknown. The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, reported that as of May 15, 131 lab-confirmed cases have been reported, including 36 deaths. (Source: AAFP Health of the Public) *MedWorm Sponsor Message:* Have a look at The Infectious Diseases Daily, the new MedWorm portal for infectious disease specialists, updated daily with all the latest infectious diseases news and research.
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Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update (Cached)	17.5.2013
Since 8 May 2013, no new laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) have been reported to WHO by the National Health and Family Planning Commission, China. However, four additional deaths have been reported from previously laboratory-confirmed cases. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
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On the first imported human H7N9 case in Taiwan (a survivor) (Cached)	17.5.2013	Disasters, Terrorism, Preparedness, Emerging Infections, Response, Mitigation
Lo YC, Chen WC, Huang WT, Lin YC, Liu MC, Kuo HW, Chuang JH, Yang JR, Liu MT, Wu HS, Yang CH, Chou JH, Chang FY. Surveillance of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus infection in humans and detection of the first imported human case in Taiwan, 3 April to 10 May 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(20):pii=20479. Available [...]
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A case of H7N9 in the city of Shaoyang (Cached)	16.5.2013	Disasters, Terrorism, Preparedness, Emerging Infections, Response, Mitigation
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-05/15/content_16501388.htm H7N9 bird flu kills one in Central China Updated: 2013-05-15 15:28 Xinhua “….A 64-year-old woman surnamed Guan died Tuesday morning at a hospital in the city of Shaoyang some 20 days after her infection was confirmed, the Hunan Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission said. She was the first person [...]
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H7N9 Pandemic? Not Yet but Still Worrisome (CME/CE) (Cached)	14.5.2013
(MedPage Today) -- The H7N9 avian influenza now circulating in China has two of the three characteristics of a pandemic virus, according to a prominent infectious diseases expert. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
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WHO: New SARS-like virus can probably spread person to person	12.5.2013	MSNBC
WHO: New SARS-like virus can probably spread person to person
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Bird flu: US safe from two new viruses - so far	12.5.2013	MSNBC
Bird flu: US safe from two new viruses - so far
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What is the H7N9 situation and what is CDC doing about it? (Cached)	11.5.2013	Disasters, Terrorism, Preparedness, Emerging Infections, Response, Mitigation
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/h7n9-cdc-response.htm H7N9 Situation and CDC Response Update May 10, 2013 – Sporadic human cases of infection with avian influenza A (H7N9) continue to be reported in China, but the increase in case counts has fallen off from the month of April, when multiple cases were being reported each day. As of the latest report on [...]
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Emergence of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Causing Severe Human Illness — China, February–April 2013 (Cached)	11.5.2013	This Week's Issue of MMWR. Also includes the latest MMWR Recommendations and Reports and MMWR Surveillance Summaries.

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