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Avian Influenza

October 10, 2008

FDA Clears New CDC Test to Detect Human Influenza

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today cleared a new test developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to diagnose human influenza infections and the highly pathogenic influenza A (H5N1) viruses. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/09/20080930a.html

Posted by sball at 02:49 PM

October 08, 2008

Climate Change Seen Aiding Spread of Deadly Diseases

Reuters reports - diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society . http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081007/sc_nm/us_climate_health

Posted by sball at 09:30 AM