For workplaces, it's an arms race vs. swine flu
October 08, 2009
| TOLUSE OLORUNNIPA
At AT&T, an initiative launched after the avian flu scare in 2005 created additional opportunities for employees to do their work in a'' virtual office environment,'' said...
Health experts call swine flu vaccine safe
September 10, 2009
| SHARMINA MANANDHAR
'' I would absolutely recommend people to get the new swine flu vaccine along with the seasonal flu vaccine,'' said Perez, an expert on swine and avian flu vaccine development...
Chile ditches 90K turkey eggs in swine flu measure
September 03, 2009
World health authorities worry a more dangerous and easily transmitted strain could emerge if it combines again with avian flu, which is far more deadly but tougher to pass along...
Chile confirms swine flu in turkeys
August 21, 2009
But health experts have expressed fears that it could combine with avian flu, which is far more deadly but tougher to pass along, to create a more dangerous, easily transmitted...
Find quicker way to produce vaccines
October 27, 2009
| DesMoinesRegister.com
Here are some ideas: In 2005, after worries about an avian flu epidemic, the Bush administration increased flu vaccine production capacity in the United States. However, the...
Avian Flu Cases in Egypt Raise Alarms
April 20, 2009
| NYT > Home Page
There is an unusual pattern of avian flu cases in Egypt, and experts hope these strange occurrences dont indicate silent cases. ...
SARS, avian flu aided preparation for swine flu
May 02, 2009
| SFGate: Top News Stories
County public health departments are the nation's first line of defense against the spread of infectious disease, and the emergency response plans these agencies developed over...
Assessing the Danger of New Flu
April 27, 2009
| NYT > Home Page
Sorting through the marquee flus of recent years SARS, avian flu and now swine flu is complicated. ...
The History and Future of Global Epidemic Control
May 27, 2009
| Medgadget
Two years ago, during worry about the spread of H5N1 avian flu out of Asia, Laurie Garrett, a science writer and fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, gave a TED...
Report: Next flu could strain health care system
June 04, 2009
| digg
A report released Thursday commended the government for developing plans and stockpiling antivirals after the avian flu scare but warned that gaps still exist and that the health...
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