Bird Flu News

Medindia's Press Release’ section provides the latest press release on Bird Flu from across the world for the global audience. This page links to 26 Bird Flu press releases.

Health Care Coalition: Review Of U.S. Pandemic Preparedness Needed With New Bird Flu Outbreak

Ensuring hospital staff safety is paramount to hospital operational sustainability during a pandemic. The outbreak of the new H7N9 bird flu in China , which the WHO called "an unusually dangerous virus for humans," should be an incentive for a ...


Life Technologies Supports Global Effort to Help Accelerate Emergency Screening of Avian Influenza (H7N9) Virus

Company's instruments FDA-cleared under Emergency Use Authorization declaration Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that its Applied Biosystems® 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time PCR instrument is the sole platform cleared for ...

New Flu Strain in Far East Adds Vigilance to Midwest Hospital

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling the new strain of H7H9 influenza virus "lethal" and The University of Kansas Hospital is preparing now for any potential cases. Although the H7N9 flu strain – or "bird flu" – has not resulted in any ...

Quanta BioSciences qRT-PCR technology recommended in newly published CDC protocol for detection of H7N9 Avian Influenza

Quanta BioSciences today announced the CDC Real-Time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR) Protocol LP-152 for Detection and Characterization of Avian A/H7 (Eurasian-lineage) Influenza recommends that public health and other qualified laboratories utilize Quanta's ...

International SOS to Host Webinar on Managing Risks Associated with H7N9 Bird Flu in China

International SOS pandemic expert Myles Druckman, M.D., to lead discussion on latest news and information concerning deadly new virus International SOS, the world's leading medical and security services company, will host a complimentary April ...

Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Threatens, GenScript Supports Researchers in Impending Battle with Rush Gene Service

This week the World Health Organization reported three cases in which humans were infected with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus in China . These are the first reports of  the H7N9 strain infecting humans. Currently, it is unclear whether or not the ...

Pandemic H7N9 Interview Availability

The threat of H7N9 and its impact on travel and business continuity WHO:  Myles Druckman , MD, Senior Vice President, Medical Services at International SOS is considered a leading pandemic expert and thought leader in international ...

Future Course of New Lethal Avian Flu Outbreak in China Can Be Predicted

Will H7N9 Follow Limited Course of SARS or Longer Course of H1N1 Pandemic? Can a Potential Pandemic Be Prevented? Bioradar UK Ltd. and Replikins Ltd. today announced that when the full H7N9 virus genomic sequences from the first lethal and ...

Learning about Animal Health Is Fun and Cool!

Morris Animal Foundation Provides Teachers with Animal Health Resource Center DENVER , Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For many kids summer is a time to play sports, go to camp and spend time with their pets. As kids prepare to head back to ...

Siemens Wins $25 Million Contract From Rush University Medical Center

Five-year equipment and services contract awarded for new hospital building currently under construction MALVERN, Pa. , Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Rush University Medical Center in Chicago , one of the top academic medical centers in ...

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Vietnam Reports Avian Flu Fatality

Vietnam Reports Avian Flu Fatality

In Vietnam, a 21-year-old student has tragically succumbed to avian flu ( ), marking the first fatality from the disease in the nation. Vietnam's Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) confirmed that the male was a student at ...

Cambodia's First H5N1 Bird Flu Death in 2024

Cambodia's First H5N1 Bird Flu Death in 2024

A nine-year-old boy in Kratie province, northeastern Cambodia, succumbed to H5N1 avian influenza, marking the country's first fatality from the virus this year ( ). "Laboratory results from the National Institute of Public Health showed that ...

Denmark Heightens Risk of Bird Flu

Denmark Heightens Risk of Bird Flu

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has raised the alert level for avian influenza, ( ) commonly referred to as bird flu, from medium to high, marking a substantial increase in the perceived threat. DVFA Mandates Shelter for ...

Japan Records Second Avian Flu Outbreak of the Season

Japan Records Second Avian Flu Outbreak of the Season

The Ministry of Agriculture in Japan confirmed a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak at a poultry farm in the eastern prefecture of Ibaraki. This marks the country's second bird flu outbreak this season....

Gene-Edited Chickens Hold the Key to Combat Bird Flu

Gene-Edited Chickens Hold the Key to Combat Bird Flu

British researchers have effectively employed gene editing methods to restrict the transmission of bird flu within chicken populations. Their findings, featured in the journal...

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