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Genetic Change In The H5N1 Virus Likely: Recombinomics Inc.

...at this mutation could enable human-human bird flu transmission by increasing the viral affinity for human receptors. The company has also alerted the WHO regarding the situation that could spark a bird flu pandemic, killing millions worldwide. The H5N1 infection in the Middle East, through migratory birds, whe...

French Minister To Visit La Reunion Island To Monitor Chikungunya Epidemic

...r other similar precautionary measures can prevent transmission of the disease. The Tourism department has however reported some cancellations over the past few days. The health officials have urged the residents to remove any stagnant water and use bed nets, sprays and mosquito repellents in an attempt to take...

New Test Offers Hope in Effective Hearing Aid Design for Babies

...ibratory movement. This in turn is responsible for transmission of nerve impulses to specific region of the brain involved in the hearing process (auditory region). Children with hearing loss have dead regions that represent the cochlear region which is non-functional or where the cells have died off. The heari...

Bird Flu Now Spreads to Switzerland

...// Authorities had been bracing themselves for a transmission of the virus over the border into the Swiss territory since the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus had been detected in dead birds across the border in France and Germany. Protection zones have already been set up in the cantons of Thurgovia and Schaff...

Holy Cow! Rare “Mad Sheep” Strain Suspected in Frane

...ing to the Ministry’s statement. The conditions of transmission of the disease as well as its implications on health remain unknown....

Nigerian Farmers To Import Bird Flu Vaccine From Israel

... official reports. No case of human-human bird flu transmission has been recorded so far. However the poor veterinary services and inadequate surveillance systems prevalent in Africa could lead to a bird flu crisis in the region. Kano is one of the states, worst hit by the infection where 102,000 fowls have bee...

High Demand For Circumcision In AIDS-Hit Swaziland

...ved that circumcision decreased the chances of HIV transmission by as much as 60%. This could probably be attributed to the foreskin, which, harbors cells that the virus seems to infect readily. Following publication of the results and awareness campaigns, there has been an increased tendency to undertake circ...

Bird Flu attacks the feline community

...es. She also said that further studies about the transmission patter of the virus by the cats should be studied in detail. Cases were reported of three house cats being infected near Bangkok. Officials said that one cat had eaten a dead chicken on a farm where there was a bird flu outbreak, and the virus appa...

Anti-Cancer Treatment Promises Hope in Bird Flu Treatment

...he world. Although no case of human-human bird flu transmission has been reported so far, it is feared that mutation of the virus could lead to a pandemic, killing millions worldwide. This necessitates the development of novel treatment techniques to combat the same. HLH could be inherited or could be the manif...

Henda and Nipah viruses should fret: as there is hope for a vaccine.

...tbreaks have involved not only direct bat-to-human transmission but most likely human-to-human transmission for the first time. This dramatically changes the level of concern with this virus. The Nipah virus ...

Pigeons And Sparrows In UK Face Bird Flu Risk

...nfected chickens has been responsible for bird flu transmission from chickens to human beings. Bird flu virus has ... it emerged in 2003. Although the probability of transmission of the bird flu virus to wild birds is negligible, it cannot be ignored. Waterfowl such as geese, po...

“Corridors Project” To Concentrate On HIV Prevention Programmes In Inda

...the commercial sexual networks that facilitate HIV transmission along migration corridors between these regions," said James Blanchard, project leader of the university. Blanchard is an associate professor of community health sciences and medical microbiology, and Canada Research Chair in epidemiology and glob...

Gujarat Threatened By Anthrax

...precautionary measures to avoid further deaths and transmission of the disease to the humans....

Delhi Faces Threat of Brain Fever

...o be required to be under isolation to prevent the transmission of the infection. If untreated, it can lead to shock, bleeding disorders and kidney failure, eventually resulting in death. In some cases, the affected limbs may have to be amputated. This year, the outbreak is considered to be more severe, compare...

Large Scale Multiple Sclerosis Vaccine Trial to Be Initiated By PharmaFrontiers

...wing to destruction of this protective sheath, the transmission of nerve impulses to the brain is affected. Approximately 2.5 million people are afflicted by the disease, every year. The vaccine contains inactivated myelin-specific T cells, normally found in the immune system. These cells are produced in the l...

Barbers In Malda Participate In HIV/AIDS Awareness Program

...ty parlor to spread knowledge about prevention and transmission of HIV. With such innovative measures to spread awareness, the incidence of HIV is likely to come down in the forth-coming years, atleast in Malda....

Military-based Research Labs Needed To Manage Bird Flu Threat

... of a viral mutation that would enable human-human transmission of the bird flu. In a similar way, a US based navy lab, in Egypt detected the bird flu virus among birds in central Asia. Financial and space constraints have forced the closing of all but five labs. Ever since the virus emerged in 2003, the bird f...

Russia Initiates Mass Vaccination Of Poultry To Restrict Bird Flu

... policy. So far, no case of human-human bird flu transmission has been reported so far. However, it is feared that the virus may acquire this capacity, leading to the possibility of bird flu pandemic. ...

Hungary Develops New Bird Flu Vaccine

...a virus. So far, no case of human-human bird flu transmission has been reported so far. However, it is feared that the virus may acquire this ability, sparking bird flu pandemic. A high demand for the much-awaited vaccine exists and many countries are involved in competition to grab their share. The health of...

London: HIV Rates Shoot Up Amongst Drug Users

...rack cocaine which has shown to be associated with transmission of blood-born viruses such as HIV and hepatitis C.” Dr Fortune Ncube, who keeps a track of the health of injecting drug users for the agency, said "Necessary steps to achieve this include the provision of enough needles and syringes and available i...

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