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Bird Flu Virus has Mutated into Form That's Deadly to Humans

3/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) The avian flu has undergone a critical mutation making it easier for the virus to infect humans, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and published in the journal PLoS Pathogens. "We...

Blood from bird flu survivors may hold key to human defense

11/8/2007 - (NaturalNews) An international team of researchers has found that the antibodies produced by mice who have survived exposure to the H5N1 variety of avian flu can be used successfully treat other mice who have been exposed to the virus, according to a...

Influenza virus samples, vaccine patents and corporate lies

6/15/2007 - In this article, I'm going to explain the real story behind the big international push to get Indonesia and other Asian countries to "share" their H5N1 influenza samples with the rest of the world. As you may know, countries like Australia, the United...

'Don't become complacent' warns bird flu virus expert, as H5N1 becomes even more deadly

3/12/2007 - (NaturalNews) Health officials are warning that the bird flu pandemic is far from over, contrary to the impression created by many in the media. In fact, more people died from the virus in 2006 that in the previous two years, and its fatality rate has...

Deadly flu is two mutations away from spreading among humans

2/19/2007 - (NaturalNews) New research of the H5N1 flu virus shows it is just two mutations away from being highly contagious and deadly to humans. The research, done by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gives new insight on the threat of...

Bird flu outbreak strikes bird population in Britain

2/6/2007 - (NaturalNews) A particularly lethal strain of bird flu, H5N1, has been found on a large turkey farm in eastern England, according to officials from the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This is the same strain that has killed...

Bird flu virus mutates into Tamiflu-resistant strain in Egypt; WHO does not expect pandemic

1/24/2007 - (NaturalNews) Egypt has announced it is on high alert after the World Health Organization found a mutated H5N1 strain of bird flu that was more resistant to the Tamiflu vaccine -- the primary treatment governments are counting on in the event of an outbreak. The...

Bird flu outbreak in Vietnam province

1/16/2007 - (NaturalNews) The H5N1 bird flu virus surfaced in the Vietnamese province of Kien Giang earlier this week, after roughly 70 ducks infected with the virus died the previous weekend. The local animal health department slaughtered 1,800 ducks in the districts...

In a single year, bird flu caused $5.4 billion in economic losses to global economy

12/6/2006 - (NaturalNews) The bird flu has already caused $5.4 billion in damage to the global economy, according to new estimates that cite $2 billion in direct costs, and $3.4 billion in indirect costs. But further global efforts to fight the bird flu will required...

South Korea declares first bird flu outbreak in three years

11/28/2006 - (NaturalNews) The bird flu has struck South Korea after three years of little to no activity. The H5N1 virus is a highly virulent strain that could potentially spread to and kill humans. South Korea's Agriculture Ministry said earlier this week it...

Scientists discover how bird flu can mutate into form deadly to humans

11/20/2006 - (NaturalNews) Currently, the deadly H5N1 form of the bird flu virus -- which has infected 258 and killed 153 worldwide since 2003 -- differs from human viruses in the types of receptor proteins it recognizes, but researchers have found a way the virus...

Live H5N1 avian flu virus vaccines show protection in animal studies (press release)

11/1/2006 - When tested in mice and ferrets, experimental vaccines based on live, weakened versions of different strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus were well-tolerated and protected the animals from a deadly infection with naturally occurring H5N1 flu viruses....

Scientists discover new bird flu strain that evades all vaccines and eradication measures

10/31/2006 - (NaturalNews) The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences today heard about a previously unknown, dangerous strain of H5N1 bird flu discovered in southern China, which is spreading from birds to people in Southeast Asia and sparking fears of a...

Analysis of Spanish flu cases in 1918-1920 suggests transfusions might help in bird flu pandemic (press release)

10/16/2006 - Transfusions with blood products taken from people who had recovered from Spanish influenza may have reduced risk for death and improved symptoms of hospitalized patients who contracted Spanish influenza complicated by pneumonia. Early treatment was...

Bird flu study highlights need to vaccinate flocks effectively (press release)

10/12/2006 - Incomplete vaccination of poultry flocks could make the spread of deadly strains of avian flu such as H5N1 worse, scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Warwick have found. The research shows that even though the available vaccines are effective...

H5N1 Vaccine Could Be Basis For Life-saving Stockpile (press release)

8/24/2006 - Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have announced that a vaccine they developed a few years ago against one antigenic variant of the avian influenza virus H5N1 may protect humans against future variants of the virus. Vaccines based on...

Experimental vaccine protects lab animals against several strains of H5N1 (press release)

8/3/2006 - Nations are preparing to stockpile vaccines against H5N1, the strain of influenza virus that experts fear could cause the next flu pandemic. But will these vaccines remain effective as the virus mutates? Researchers present good news in the July 15 issue...

WHO failing to report human-to-human transmission of H5N1 bird flu virus

7/25/2006 - (NaturalNews) Statements published by the U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO) concerning bird flu outbreaks have not been candid, say critics who accuse the organization of being less than truthful to the public for fear of causing panic. Although...

Thailand faces new outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu

7/25/2006 - (NaturalNews) News services such as the Bangkok Post are reporting that Thailand has had its first outbreak of H5N1 bird flu since December, and that even more people are displaying flu-like symptoms in areas with sick birds. According to reports,...

H5N1 bird flu vaccine developed for chickens

7/20/2006 - (NaturalNews) Indian agricultural scientists have developed a revolutionary new H5N1 vaccine for poultry, according to an announcement by the country's Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. In response to the culling of more than a million chickens...

Bird flu timeline: A history of influenza from 412 BC – AD 2006

2/6/2006 - 412 BC – Major epidemic of a disease (which, although not called influenza, probably was influenza) recorded by Hippocrates. 1357 AD – The term, “influenza,” from the Italian word meaning "influence," was coined. Popular belief at that time blamed...

Governments aren't telling people the truth about bird flu preparation

3/31/2005 - We've heard some very interesting news recently that countries are stocking up on a bird flu vaccine. And yet the very newspapers in which we see these headlines say the vaccine is currently being beta-tested on small groups of people. I'm curious how...

Why the world isn't ready for the coming influenza pandemic, World Health Organization warns

11/13/2004 - A global influenza pandemic isn't something that most people think about on a day-to-day basis. But it could soon become front-page news, if the fears of the World Health Organization are realized. The group is concerned about the ripening conditions...

H5N1 avian strain expected to become next viral pandemic

11/9/2004 - The World Health Organization is to be applauded for its efforts to try to ramp up product of vaccines to protect people from the coming flu pandemic. Despite their best intentions, however, the world isn't ready for such a viral outbreak. Should such...

Flu pandemic could kill one billion people around the world, say experts

11/2/2004 - A Russian scientist has alarmingly announced that one billion people stand to die from the coming global flu pandemic. In the United States alone, as many as 700,000 people are expected to die in as little as six months following the outbreak. Are these...

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