Avian Influenza

August 05, 2008

Crawling the Web: H5N1 and 1918 Flu Virus

ScientistLive.com looks at the H5N1 and 1918 pandemic influenza virus, candida infection, and genome selection. http://www.scientistlive.com/lab/?/Opinion/2008/08/04/20835/Crawling_the_Web:_H5N1_and_1918_flu_virus/

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July 30, 2008

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Isolated from Whooper Swans, Japan

EID reports four whooper swans were found dead at Lake Towada, Akita prefecture, Japan. Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the H5N1 subtype was isolated from specimens of the affected birds. The hemagglutinin (HA) gene of the isolate belongs to clade 2.3.2 in the HA phylogenetic tree.

Yuko Uchida, Masaji Mase, Kumiko Yoneda, Atsumu Kimura, Tsuyoshi Obara, Seikou Kumagai,
Takehiko Saito, Yu Yamamoto, Kikuyasu Nakamura, Kenji Tsukamoto, and Shigeo Yamaguchi
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/9/pdfs/08-0655.pdf

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Two Dead Birds Found At Olympic Equestrian Site in Hong Kong; Authorities Testing For Bird Flu

The International Herald Tribune reports two birds were discovered dead at the Olympic equestrian venue in Hong Kong, and authorities were testing whether the birds have the H5N1 virus. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/28/sports/AS-OLY-EQU-Hong-Kong-Dead-Birds.php

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Nigeria Reports Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak

AFP reports Nigerian authorities have reported a new outbreak of bird flu virus. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWrafu4tDFMOgfBJ8vCHbz07V6_g

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South Korean Cat Had The H5N1 Bird Flu

UKmedix.com reports Korea has confirmed that a cat which was found dead died from the effects of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. http://www.ukmedix.com/tamiflu/south_korean_cat_had_the_h5n1_bird_flu4038.cfm

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